Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci · pathogen pressure · Nicotiana tabacum

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci as a foliar bacterial pathogen of Nicotiana tabacum is well-established; SAR induction by TMV against this bacterium is a classic model system.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci is the well-established causal agent of tobacco wildfire, and SAR induction by TMV against bacterial pathogens is a classic textbook example.”

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