Heterogenicity within the LPS Structure in Relation to the Chosen Genomic and Physiological Features of the Plant Pathogen Pectobacterium parmentieri.

ABSTRACT: Pectobacterium parmentieri is a pectinolytic plant pathogenic bacterium causing high economic losses of cultivated plants. The highly devastating potential of this phytopathogen results from the efficient production of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes, i.e., pectinases, cellulases and proteases, in addition to the impact of accessory virulence factors such as motility, siderophores, biofilm and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS belongs to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and plays an important role in plant colonization and interaction with the defense systems of the host. Therefore, we decided to investigate the heterogeneity of O-polysaccharides (OPS) of LPS of different strains of P. parmentieri, in search of an association between the selected genomic and phenotypic features

SUBMITTER: Ossowska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8879369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature