Yeast make plant hormone that speeds infection, scientists discover

Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 13:21 in Biology & Nature

Scientists report that yeast produce a hormone previously known to be made by plants, and that the presence of that hormone in sufficient quantity within the yeast's immediate environment triggers the fungal cells to become more infectious. The journal editors called it a "surprising finding."

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