Leaf Microbial Community (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Leaf Microbial Community

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Plant leaves harbor a diverse microbial community, as seen in this plate of agar stamped with the leaf of a greenhouse-grown tomato plant. After incubating for two days, the bacteria from the leaf grew into visible colonies.

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Photo courtesy of Britt Koskella lab

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