/ Goop Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /news/biologists-and-engineers-follow-goopy-clues-plant-wilting-bacteria <p>Slippery, drippy goop makes Ralstonia bacteria devastating killers of plants, causing rapid wilting in tomato, potato and a wide range of other crops, according to new research. The work, <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2512757123">published Jan. 22 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</a>, comes from an unusual collaboration between plant pathologists and engineers at the University of California, Davis.&nbsp;</p> January 23, 2026 - 11:02am Andy Fell /news/biologists-and-engineers-follow-goopy-clues-plant-wilting-bacteria