Transgenic plants expressing an enzyme that degrades microbial signaling molecules show promise in controlling damage caused by bacterial infections.
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Whitehead, N., Welch, M. & Salmond, G. Silencing the majority. Nat Biotechnol 19, 735–736 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/90780
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