Foliar-feeding insects acquire microbiomes from the soil rather than the host plant

Leaf-feeding insect microbiomes could be influenced by the soil, the plant, or a product of the two. Here, the authors conduct a series of experiments to show that an herbivorous insect predominantly acquires its microbiome from the soil rather than the plant, and that these insect microbiomes refle...

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Main Authors: S. Emilia Hannula, Feng Zhu, Robin Heinen, T. Martijn Bezemer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ff828a2e1f37406fa4cb2c182c6b8aff
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