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. 2011 Oct 11;6(10):e25705. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025705

Figure 4. Microscopic analysis of knots.

Figure 4

Young micropropagated olive plants were inoculated with P. savastanoi pv. savastanoi NCPPB 3335 (wild type) and Psv48ΔA (cured of pPsv48A). (A) Light microscopy images of semithin cross sections of knots (35 dpi) stained with toluidine (B, C) Cross-sections of knots, collected at 28 dpi, stained with methylene blue-picrofuchsin. Asterisks indicate the position of newly formed xylem vessels. (B) Parenchymatous-like cells showing a blue-purple stain of the cell walls (wild type) due to the formation of secondary walls during differentiation. (C) Detail of newly formed bundles of xylem vessels.