Lanthanide-dependent isolation of phyllosphere methylotrophs selects for a phylogenetically conserved but metabolically diverse community
A. M. Govindaraju, C. A. Friel, N. M. Good, S. L. Banks, K. S. Wayne, N. C. Martinez-Gomez
The paper isolates methylotrophic bacteria from soybean leaves using lanthanides and finds that closely related strains show metabolic diversity and differential lanthanide dependence.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology