Science (New York, N.Y.)MethanePlant BarkAustraliaMicrobiotaForests
Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests.
Pok Man Leung, Luke C Jeffrey, Sean K Bay, Paula Gomez-Alvarez, Montgomery Hall, Scott G Johnston, Johannes Dittmann, Elisabeth Deschaseaux, Billie Hopkins, Jasmine Haskell, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Tess F Hutchinson, Nicholas V Coleman, Xiyang Dong, Damien T Maher
Published: 202610.1126/science.adu2182
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that microbes inhabit tree bark, yet little is known about their identities, functions, and environmental roles. Here we reveal, through gene-centric and genome-resolved metagenomics, that the bark of eight common Australian tr…
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