Spatially explicit depiction of a floral epiphytic bacterial community reveals role for environmental filtering within petals

Abstract The microbiome of flowers (anthosphere) is an understudied compartment of the plant microbiome. Within the flower, petals represent a heterogeneous environment for microbes in terms of resources and environmental stress. Yet, little is known of drivers of structure and function of the epiph...

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Main Authors: Rebecca A. Hayes, Maria Rebolleda‐Gómez, Kristen Butela, Leah F. Cabo, Nevin Cullen, Nancy Kaufmann, Steffani O'Neill, Tia‐Lynn Ashman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1158