The ability of plants to wall off infections through the coordinated death of a cordon of uninfected cells provides a first line of defense against:

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Plants use a mechanism called the hypersensitive response to wall off infections by viruses, fungi, oomycetes, and bacteria, involving the death of surrounding uninfected cells to prevent the spread of the pathogen. Herbivores are not targeted by this cellular response.

The Ability of Plants to Wall Off Infections Through the Coordinated