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Cyanobacterial diversity in the phyllosphere of a mangrove forest.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 May 2012
Rigonato Janaina, Alvarenga Danillo Oliveira, Andreote Fernando Dini, Dias Armando Cavalcante Franco, Melo Itamar Soares, Kent Angela, Fiore Marli Fátima
Abstract excerpt
The cyanobacterial community colonizing phyllosphere in a well-preserved Brazilian mangrove ecosystem was assessed using cultivation-independent molecular approaches. Leaves of trees that occupy this environment (Rhizophora mangle,Avicennia schaueriana and Laguncularia racemosa) were collected along a transect beginning at the margin of the bay and extending upland. The results demonstrated that the phyllosphere...
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