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SUBMITTER: Coleman-Derr D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5057366 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Coleman-Derr Devin D Desgarennes Damaris D Fonseca-Garcia Citlali C Gross Stephen S Clingenpeel Scott S Woyke Tanja T North Gretchen G Visel Axel A Partida-Martinez Laila P LP Tringe Susannah G SG
The New phytologist 20151015 2
Desert plants are hypothesized to survive the environmental stress inherent to these regions in part thanks to symbioses with microorganisms, and yet these microbial species, the communities they form, and the forces that influence them are poorly understood. Here we report the first comprehensive investigation of the microbial communities associated with species of Agave, which are native to semiarid and arid regions of Central and North America and are emerging as biofuel feedstocks. We examin ...[more]