More Grapes, Less Wrath: Hybrid Antimicrobial Protein Protects Grapevines from Pathogen
More Grapes, Less Wrath: Hybrid Antimicrobial Protein Protects Grapevines from Pathogen
Feb 20, 2012 6
(PRNewswire) - A team of researchers has found a way to ensure that your evening glass of wine will continue to be available, despite the potential attack of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a bacterium that causes Pierce's Disease and poses a significant threat to the California wine industry's valuable grapevines. Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), University of California at Davis (UCD), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service have created specially engineered grapevines that produce a hybrid antimicrobial protein that can block Xf infection
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