@ATinyGreenCell @bielleogy We wanted to find out how Puccinia monoica hacks its host, but we didn’t manage to culture it. That would be a cool citizen science project. Find the alt grass host to be able to maintain it in the lab. But still check Figure 4.
A great example how a fungal pathogen can alter plant development - see also https://t.co/3kFvRgaUsP for further reading.
@macroliter @mbeisen @thecrobe @SaskiaHogenhout 🤩 There is plenty more. How about flower mimicry in these Zombie plants https://t.co/vpXy2zf2Pv https://t.co/oFn2eHp68A
RT @ferrisjabr: To achieve this, Puccinia monoica genetically reprograms its plant hosts, altering more than 250 biological processes, incl…