Bacterial Attachment to Plant Cell Walls

摘要: A plant encounters a large number of potential pathogens in its environment, but, because the highly specific nature most host-pathogen interactions, rarely does successful infection occur. This specificity apparently is dependent on initial recognition between and pathogen, which may be mediated by interaction complementary macromolecules surfaces both organisms. Recognition can facilitate growth organisms, as case symbiotic relationships. also could function defense mechanism. recognize immobilize thus preventing multiplication. Though hypothesis mechanism an attractive explanation various resistance phenomena, it has not been demonstrated unequivocally. Most work this area involves or pathogenic bacteria. paper will examine evidence for attachment bacteria to cell walls then proceed discussion bacterial components that involved.