Small RNAs in plant defense responses during viral and bacterial interactions: Similarities and differences

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Peláez, Pablo ^a   Sanchez, Federico ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Immunity; Plant pathogens; RNA silencing; Small RNAs; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900851190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00343     Document Type: Review

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