An ultrastructural investigation of the surface microbiota present on the leaves and reproductive structures of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia

►Myrothamnus flabellifolia leaves and flowers were investigated at the ultrastructural level ►Fungal mycelia and hyphae of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium were identified ►Bacillus sp. were found to colonise the waxy epidermal leaf surfaces ►Wax deposits within the leaves prevent the growth of the fungi