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Phenotypic diversity of Methylobacterium associated with rice landraces in North-East India.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Sanjenbam Pratibha, Buddidathi Radhika, Venkatesan Radhika, Shivaprasad P V, Agashe Deepa
Abstract excerpt
The ecology and distribution of many bacteria is strongly associated with specific eukaryotic hosts. However, the impact of such host association on bacterial ecology and evolution is not well understood. Bacteria from the genus Methylobacterium consume plant-derived methanol, and are some of the most abundant and widespread plant-associated bacteria. In addition, many of these species impact plant fitness. To...
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