Longitudinal transmission of bacterial and fungal communities from seed to seed in rice

Hyun Kim; Jongbum Jeon; Kiseok Kieth Lee; Yong-Hwan Lee

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03726-w

Communications Biology (Aug 2022)

Longitudinal transmission of bacterial and fungal communities from seed to seed in rice

Hyun Kim,
Jongbum Jeon,
Kiseok Kieth Lee,
Yong-Hwan Lee

Affiliations

Hyun Kim: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University
Jongbum Jeon: Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University
Kiseok Kieth Lee: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University
Yong-Hwan Lee: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03726-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Ecological mechanisms governing inheritance of bacterial and fungal communities from seed to seed in rice are revealed. The inherited microbes dominate each community at the ripening stage, and parental seeds and stem endosphere are major sources.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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