Host specialization and spatial divergence of bacteria associated with Peltigera lichens promote landscape gamma diversity.
Guillaume SchwobKaterin AlmendrasKarla Veas-MattheosMatías PezoaJulieta OrlandoPublished in: Environmental microbiome (2024)
The findings suggest that Petigera thalli create fragmented habitats that foster landscape bacterial gamma-diversity. This underscores the importance of preserving lichens for maintaining a potential reservoir of specialized bacteria.
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