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“When the cucumber beetles start to feed on infected plants they pick up the bacteria through their digestive system,” explains doctoral student Miruna Sasu. “This feeding creates open wounds on the leaves and when the bugs’ feces falls on these open wounds, the bacteria find their way into the plumbing of the plant.” (Credit: Miruna Sasu/Penn State)
PENN STATE (US)—Genetically modified squash plants that are resistant to a debilitating viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection, according to biologists. Continue…
