Microbiology of the Phyllosphere
Steven E. LindowDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720Maria T. BrandlProduce Safety and Health Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California 94710
2003en
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Abstract
The above-ground parts of plants are normally colonized by a variety of bacteria, yeasts, and fungi. While a few microbial species can be isolated from within plant tissues, many more are recovered from the surfaces of healthy plants. The aerial habitat colonized by these microbes is termed the
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