Viroids inhibit bacterial disease in chrysanthemum and tomato, suggesting interkingdom interactions via RNA silencing.
Summary Statement Viroids inhibit the development of crown gall caused by tumorigenic Allorhizobium/Rhizobium strains in chrysanthemum and tomato plants, demonstrating the microbial interkingdom interactions of viroids in plants. This is the first report of viroids suppressing a bacterial disease.
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