Seeds of native alpine plants host unique microbial communities embedded in cross-kingdom networks

Abstract Background The plant microbiota is crucial for plant health and growth. Recently, vertical transmission of a beneficial core microbiota was identified for crop seeds, but for native plants, complementary mechanisms are almost completely unknown. Methods We studied the seeds of eight native...

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Main Authors: Birgit Wassermann, Tomislav Cernava, Henry Müller, Christian Berg, Gabriele Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0723-5