Distinct phyllosphere bacterial communities on Arabidopsis wax mutant leaves.
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SUBMITTER: Reisberg EE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3818481 | biostudies-literature | 2013
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Distinct phyllosphere bacterial communities on Arabidopsis wax mutant leaves.
Reisberg Eva E EE Hildebrandt Ulrich U Riederer Markus M Hentschel Ute U
PloS one 20131105 11
The phyllosphere of plants is inhabited by diverse microorganisms, however, the factors shaping their community composition are not fully elucidated. The plant cuticle represents the initial contact surface between microorganisms and the plant. We thus aimed to investigate whether mutations in the cuticular wax biosynthesis would affect the diversity of the phyllosphere microbiota. A set of four Arabidopsis thaliana eceriferum mutants (cer1, cer6, cer9, cer16) and their respective wild type (Lan ...[more]
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