Soil bacteria and fungi respond on different spatial scales to invasion by the legume Lespedeza cuneata

The spatial scale on which microbial communities respond to plant invasions may provide important clues as to the nature of potential invader-microbe interactions. Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Cours.) G. Don is an invasive legume that may benefit from associations with mycorrhizal fungi; however, it has...

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Main Authors: Anthony C Yannarell, Ryan R. Busby, Michael L Denight, Dick L Gebhart, Steven J Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00127/full