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Bacterial invasion proteins could improve detection of live crop pathogens

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What happened

Scientists, clinicians, seed companies and others may soon have a new tool in their toolkit for detecting bacterial pathogens, thanks to a new study by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:20:08 UTC.

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