LOX and infection: Upon infection of the roots at 12 h, 1, 2 days with R. solanacearum, the JA-responsive genes, such as VSP (Vegetative storage protein), NPR 1 (Non-expresser of Pathogenesis-Related) and LOX (Lipoxygenase), increased and this increase was stronger for the colonized plants as compared to the uncolonized controls (Fig. 5).