Appressoria

Overview

Journal Curr Biol

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Biology

Date 2019 Mar 6

PMID 30836078

Citations 25

Authors

Nicholas J Talbot

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Abstract

Appressoria are specialised infection structures used by many disease-causing microorganisms to breach the outer surface of a host. Nick Talbot tells us about these small but incredibly powerful structures.

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