Resin acids play key roles in shaping microbial communities during degradation of spruce bark
Abstract The bark is the outermost defense of trees against microbial attack, largely thanks to toxicity and prevalence of extractive compounds. Nevertheless, bark decomposes in nature, though by which species and mechanisms remains unknown. Here, we have followed the development of microbial enrich...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43867-y |