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A global catalogue of plant-beneficial bacteria

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A database reveals global patterns of the abundance and diversity of bacteria beneficial to plants and predicts that these vital bacteria may be threatened by future climate change. Such information is critical to sustainably address and safeguard the globe’s growing agricultural demands.

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Fig. 1: Grasslands are predicted to harbour high plant-beneficial bacterial diversity.

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    Joshua Ladau

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA

    Kelly S. Ramirez

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