Fig. 5.

Suppression of pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI) in Nicotiana benthamiana NbPLC2s-silenced plants inoculated with a virulent compatible strain of Ralstonia solanacearum. Leaves of plants at 8 weeks old were infiltrated with R. solanacearum OE1-1. Plants were silenced using VIGS. Expression of the PTI marker genes NbAcre31 and NbPti5 were determined by qRT-PCR and are relative to the control, with values normalized against Actin. Data are means (±SD) of n= 3 replicates. Significant differences between control and VIGS plants were determined using Student’s t-test: *P<0.05.