Abstract
Plants are of high importance to the existence of life as they provide the essential nutrients/necessities to maintain the sustenance of many organisms and also contribute to the economy. However, their survival is constantly challenged by various factors, such as pathogens and pests, which result in diseases that may lead to plant death. Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), a Gram-negative bacterial cell wall component from bacterial pathogens known to harm plants, is a microbe/pathogen-associated molecular pattern (M/PAMP) that is recognised by plant pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), of which only a few have been reported in literature. However, in the case of LPS, there has only been one reported for Arabidopsis (LORE - lipooligosaccharide-specific reduced elicitation). This lack of knowledge on how LPS-containing bacterial pathogens infect plants, leading to their death, has made it challenging to ensure sustainable crop production for the rapidly increasing population while preventing the loss of crops due to bacterial pathogens...
M.Sc. (Biochemistry)