Transmission mode shapes host specialization of the phyllosphere microbiome
K. M. Meyer, I. E. Muscettola, A. L. S. Vasconcelos, J. K. Sherman, C. J. E. Metcalf, S. E. Lindow, B. Koskella
The paper tests how microbial transmission between same- and different-species plants affects microbiome specialization, finding that conspecific transmission leads to more specialized microbiomes.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2023 · PreprintEcology