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Genetic diversity of bacterial communities of serpentine soil and of rhizosphere of the nickel-hyperaccumulator plant Alyssum bertolonii.
Microbial ecology - 1 Aug 2004
Mengoni A, Grassi E, Barzanti R, Biondi E G, Gonnelli C, Kim C K, Bazzicalupo M
Abstract excerpt
Serpentine soils are characterized by high levels of heavy metals (Ni, Co, Cr), and low levels of important plant nutrients (P, Ca, N). Because of these inhospitable edaphic conditions, serpentine soils are typically home to a very specialized flora including endemic species as the nickel hyperaccumulator Alyssum bertolonii. Although much is known about the serpentine flora, few researches have investigated the...
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