Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4521445 South African Journal of Botany 2011 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
►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
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An ultrastructural investigation of the surface microbiota present on the leaves and reproductive structures of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia
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