This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(31872925 and 32072500);Natural Science Outstanding Youth Fund of Shandong Province(JQ201807);Shandong Province Key Research and Development Plan(2019JZZY020608,2020CXGC010803,and 2019GN C106152);Science and Technology Support Plan for Youth Innovation of Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province(2019KJF023);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFD0100903);X.D.thanks S.H.for hosting his research visit at Mich-igan State University,supported by the United States National Institute of General Medical Sciences(GM109928).
Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzicola(Xoc),which causes rice bacterial leaf streak,invades leaves mainly through stomata,which are often closed as a plant immune response against pathogen invasion.How Xoc overcomes stomatal...