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Bacterial endophytes journey from the seed to the seedling: an analysis of community structural shifts and bacterial

Stacey Darling Novak1, Katheryn Ashley Aguirre2, Wesley Robert Neher3

  • 1Department of Biology, University of La Verne, 1950 3rd St., La Verne, CA, USA. sdarling-novak@laverne.edu.

BMC Plant Biology
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ArabidopsisBacterial seed endophytesColonizationGerminationLaser scanning confocal microscopyMicrobiomeOrchidSeedlingStomata

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