The Cacti microbiome: interplay between habitat-filtering and host specificity

The Cacti microbiome: interplay between habitat-filtering and host specificity

Cactaceae represents one of the most species-rich families of succulent plants native to arid and semi-arid ecosystems, yet the associations Cacti establish with microorganisms and the rules governing microbial community assembly remain poorly understood. We analyzed the composition, diversity and f...

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Main Authors: Citlali eFonseca-Garcia, Devin eColeman-Derr, Etzel eGarrido, Axel eVisel, Susannah Green Tringe, Laila Pamela Partida-Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Microbial Diversity
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arid and semi-arid ecosystems
microbiomes
holobiont
Cacti
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00150/full

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