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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-02-01
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Series: | MicrobiologyOpen |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1158 |