Life without a cell membrane: Challenging the specificity of bacterial endophytes within <it>Bryopsis </it>(Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The siphonous green macroalga <it>Bryopsis </it>has some remarkable characteristics. Besides hosting a rich endophytic bacterial flora, <it>Bryopsis </it>also displays extraordinary wound repair and propagatio...

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Main Authors: Hollants Joke, Decleyre Helen, Leliaert Frederik, De Clerck Olivier, Willems Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/255