Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt and Michele Swanson
Vincent, Elio, Michael, and Michelle review how a pathogen promotes plant attractiveness to insect vectors, and activation of sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation by bacterial infection.
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Links for this episode:
- Phytoplasma effector hijacks plant reproduction (PLoS Biol)
- Phyllogen induces phyllody (Plant J)
- Hacking aphid behavior (TWiV #70)
- Demeanors, moods, and microbes (Microbe)
- Bacteria activate sensory neurons to immunomodulate (Nature)
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