Tripartite symbiosis of plant-weevil-bacteria is a widespread phenomenon in the Negev Desert
Abstract The weevil Conorhynchus palumbus develops in a mud chamber affixed to the roots of the summer annual plant Salsola inermis in the Negev Desert of Israel. The weevil carries nitrogen fixing bacteria, and evidence suggests that plants with weevils utilize the fixed nitrogen. To characterize t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20828-w |