National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 38, September 2025.
SignificanceRice straighthead disease, triggered by toxic methylated arsenic species, poses a major yet underappreciated threat to global rice yields and food safety. Here, we reveal that the balance between microbial arsenic methylators and demethylators …
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The balance between microbial arsenic methylation and demethylation in paddy soils underpins global arsenic risk and straighthead disease in rice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 38, September 2025. SignificanceRice straighthead disease, triggered by toxic methylated arsenic species, poses a major yet underappreciated threat to global rice yields and food safety. Here, we reveal that the balance between microbial arsenic methylators and demethylators …