Discovery of FLS2 was facilitated by the identification of an A. thaliana ecotype, Ws-0, that was unable to detect flg22, leading to the identification of the gene encoding FLS2.
O descubrimento de FLS2 foi facilitado pola identificación dun ecotipo A. thaliana, Ws-0, que non podía detectar a flg22, que levou á identificación do xene codificante FLS2.