An important branch of the plant immune system is based on the sensing of potential pathogens by the recognition of highly conserved microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), such as the peptide epitope flg22 from ...
As sessile organisms, plants have to adapt to environmental changes such as varying light conditions. Through the phototropic response plants can adapt their growth according to the direction of light. Perception of the ...
Bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus are of particular importance because of their widespread presence in the environment and their ability to cause skin and soft tissue infections in humans and animals. These infections ...