The endophytic microbiota of Citrus limon is transmitted from seed to shoot highlighting differences of bacterial and fungal community structures

Abstract Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F. is an important evergreen fruit crop whose rhizosphere and phyllosphere microbiota  have been characterized, while seed microbiota is still unknown. Bacterial and fungal endophytes were isolated from C. limon surface-sterilized seeds. The isolated fungi—belonging...

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Main Authors: Teresa Faddetta, Loredana Abbate, Pasquale Alibrandi, Walter Arancio, Davide Siino, Francesco Strati, Carlotta De Filippo, Sergio Fatta Del Bosco, Francesco Carimi, Anna Maria Puglia, Massimiliano Cardinale, Giuseppe Gallo, Francesco Mercati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86399-5