“Penetrating the plant cuticle and cell wall is the first step in infection, and the cell wall represents the site of the major struggle between host and pathogen”

Crop pathogens like Phytophthora infestans – the origin of several European potato famines in the 19^th century - still cause US$300bn worth of damage to global crop production each year and continue to threaten world food security.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute