Specific Microbial Communities Associate with the Rhizosphere of Welwitschia mirabilis, a Living Fossil.

Welwitschia mirabilis is an ancient and rare plant distributed along the western coast of Namibia and Angola. Several aspects of Welwitschia biology and ecology have been investigated, but very little is known about the microbial communities associated with this plant. This study reports on the bact...

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Main Authors: Angel Valverde, Pieter De Maayer, Tanzelle Oberholster, Joh Henschel, Michele K Louw, Don Cowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4827806?pdf=render