Cindy Morris (@dbszane.bsky.social)

While trying to make a formulation of tartartic acid that sticks to leaves for control of plant patho bacteria, we made a nice litte discovery about the mode of action of carboxylic acids on bacteria. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Chitosan and carboxylic acids, impact on membrane permeability and DNA integrity of Pseudomonas syringae: interest for biocontrol applications - Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture Background Pseudomonas syringae causes major damage to a wide variety of plants and is a good model for antibacterial activity assessment. It is important to understand to the fullest extent the mecha... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40538-025-00783-1?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250612&utm_content=10.1186%2Fs40538-025-00783-1