Longitudinal transmission of bacterial and fungal communities from seed to seed in rice

Ecological mechanisms governing inheritance of bacterial and fungal communities from seed to seed in rice are revealed. The inherited microbes dominate each community at the ripening stage, and parental seeds and stem endosphere are major sources.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hyun Kim, Jongbum Jeon, Kiseok Kieth Lee, Yong-Hwan Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03726-w