Smithsonian Scientists Discover Tropical Tree Microbiome in Panama
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 23, 2014 - Human skin and gut microbes influence processes from digestion to disease resistance. Despite the fact that tropical forests are the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems on the planet, more is known about belly-button bacteria than bacteria on trees in the tropics. Smithsonian scientists and colleagues working on Panama's Barro Colorado Island discovered that small leaf samples from a single t ... more
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