Why Plants Harbor Complex Endophytic Fungal Communities: Insights From Perennial Bunchgrass Stipagrostis sabulicola in the Namib Sand Sea
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Microbiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1664-302X
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.691584