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Bacterial pathogens encode suppressors of RNA-mediated silencing
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* Corresponding author: David C Baulcombe dcb40@cam.ac.uk
Plant Sciences Department, Cambridge University, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
Genome Biology 2008, 9:237 doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-10-237
Published: 17 October 2008Abstract
Plant pathogenic bacteria encounter host defenses mediated by a variety of small RNAs. Bacterial suppressors of silencing that inhibit multiple steps of plant microRNA biogenesis and function have recently been identified.