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Higher plants are exposed to attack by a wide range of microorganisms which are potentially pathogenic. These include viruses, bacteria and fungi. However, the vast majority of microorganisms are unable to attack higher plants successfully due to a wide range of defence mechanisms possessed by the plant. These include both passive and active defences, and almost every form of defence involves the cell wall in some way. The subtlety of these interactions provides an insight as to why the cell wall is structurally complex, and has given rise to the current interest in cell-wall polysaccharides as possible sources of signals for cell-cell communication.
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Brett, C., Waldron, K. (1990). The cell wall and interactions with other organisms. In: Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Cell Walls. Topics in Plant Physiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9641-6_6
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