An “overlooked” habitat for thermophilic bacteria: the phyllosphere
Thermophilic microbes are present everywhere around us and their only known natural biotope is far away and most usually associated with geothermal energy. To answer this paradox, we explore the hypothesis that the phyllosphere (surface of leaves), due to its exposition to the sun, could well be a t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-03-01
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Series: | BioDiscovery |
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Online Access: | https://biodiscovery.pensoft.net/article/47033/download/pdf/ |