The microbial ecology of flowers: an emerging frontier in phyllosphere research

Microorganisms transported by ants induce changes in floral nectar composition of an ant-pollinated plant

(2013) Clara de Vega et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Streptomycin Application Has No Detectable Effect on Bacterial Community Structure in Apple Orchard Soil

(2013) Ashley Shade et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Baseline survey of the anatomical microbial ecology of an important food plant: Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)

(2013) Andrea R Ottesen et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Infection of citrus pollen grains by Colletotrichum acutatum

(2013) João Paulo Rodrigues Marques et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

A meta-analysis of changes in bacterial and archaeal communities with time

(2013) Ashley Shade et al.   ISME Journal

Assessment of the fungal diversity and succession of ligninolytic endophytes in Camellia japonica leaves using clone library analysis

(2013) Dai Hirose et al.   MYCOLOGIA

Potential impact of soil microbiomes on the leaf metabolome and on herbivore feeding behavior

(2013) Dayakar V. Badri et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Root Exudation of Phytochemicals in Arabidopsis Follows Specific Patterns That Are Developmentally Programmed and Correlate with Soil Microbial Functions

(2013) Jacqueline M. Chaparro et al.   PLoS One

Among-Population Variation in Microbial Community Structure in the Floral Nectar of the Bee-Pollinated Forest Herb Pulmonaria officinalis L

(2013) Hans Jacquemyn et al.   PLoS One

Do Honeybees Shape the Bacterial Community Composition in Floral Nectar?

(2013) Yana Aizenberg-Gershtein et al.   PLoS One

Diversity and heritability of the maize rhizosphere microbiome under field conditions

(2013) J. A. Peiffer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Unexpected Diversity during Community Succession in the Apple Flower Microbiome

(2013) A. Shade et al.   mBio

Microbial diversity in the floral nectar of sevenEpipactis(Orchidaceae) species

(2013) Hans Jacquemyn et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Micro-organisms behind the pollination scenes: microbial imprint on floral nectar sugar variation in a tropical plant community

(2012) A. Canto et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

The effect of training set on the classification of honey bee gut microbiota using the Naïve Bayesian Classifier

(2012) Irene LG Newton et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Yeasts and yeast-like organisms associated with fruits and blossoms of different fruit trees

(2012) Renáta Vadkertiová et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Yeasts in nectar of an early-blooming herb: sought by bumble bees, detrimental to plant fecundity

(2012) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   ECOLOGY

Culturing captures members of the soil rare biosphere

(2012) Ashley Shade et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Composition, richness and nonrandom assembly of culturable bacterial-microfungal communities in floral nectar of Mediterranean plants

(2012) Sergio Álvarez-Pérez et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Zooming-in on floral nectar: a first exploration of nectar-associated bacteria in wild plant communities

(2012) Sergio Álvarez-Pérez et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Nectar yeasts of two southern Spanish plants: the roles of immigration and physiological traits in community assembly

(2012) María I. Pozo et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Leaf microbiota in an agroecosystem: spatiotemporal variation in bacterial community composition on field-grown lettuce

(2012) Gurdeep Rastogi et al.   ISME Journal

Culture-Free Survey Reveals Diverse and Distinctive Fungal Communities Associated with Developing Figs (Ficus spp.) in Panama

(2012) Ellen O. Martinson et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Revealing structure and assembly cues for Arabidopsis root-inhabiting bacterial microbiota

(2012) Davide Bulgarelli et al.   NATURE

Microbial life in the phyllosphere

(2012) Julia A. Vorholt   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Relationships among nectar-dwelling yeasts, flowers and ants: patterns and incidence on nectar traits

(2012) Clara de Vega et al.   OIKOS

Colonization of Spinach by Verticillium dahliae and Effects of Pathogen Localization on the Efficacy of Seed Treatments

(2012) Karunakaran Maruthachalam et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Effect of Streptomycin Treatment on Bacterial Community Structure in the Apple Phyllosphere

(2012) Erika Yashiro et al.   PLoS One

Independent Studies Using Deep Sequencing Resolve the Same Set of Core Bacterial Species Dominating Gut Communities of Honey Bees

(2012) Zakee L. Sabree et al.   PLoS One

Functional diversity within the simple gut microbiota of the honey bee

(2012) P. Engel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nectar bacteria, but not yeast, weaken a plant-pollinator mutualism

(2012) R. L. Vannette et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Changes in Bacterial Composition of Zucchini Flowers Exposed to Refrigeration Temperatures

(2012) F. Baruzzi et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

Fundamentals of Microbial Community Resistance and Resilience

(2012) Ashley Shade et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Why do so many petals have conical epidermal cells?

(2011) Heather M. Whitney et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Gram-positive bacteria on grass pollen exhibit adjuvant activity inducing inflammatory T cell responses

(2011) B. Heydenreich et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY

Beyond the Venn diagram: the hunt for a core microbiome

(2011) Ashley Shade et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Metaproteogenomic analysis of microbial communities in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere of rice

(2011) Claudia Knief et al.   ISME Journal

Culture-dependent and culture-independent assessment of bacteria in the apple phyllosphere

(2011) E. Yashiro et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Endophytes of Grapevine Flowers, Berries, and Seeds: Identification of Cultivable Bacteria, Comparison with Other Plant Parts, and Visualization of Niches of Colonization

(2011) Stéphane Compant et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Microbial Diversity Inside Pumpkins: Microhabitat-Specific Communities Display a High Antagonistic Potential Against Phytopathogens

(2011) Michael Fürnkranz et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Flowers as Islands: Spatial Distribution of Nectar-Inhabiting Microfungi among Plants of Mimulus aurantiacus, a Hummingbird-Pollinated Shrub

(2011) Melinda Belisle et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Clonality, genetic diversity and support for the diversifying selection hypothesis in natural populations of a flower-living yeast

(2011) C. M. HERRERA et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Jack of all nectars, master of most: DNA methylation and the epigenetic basis of niche width in a flower-living yeast

(2011) C. M. HERRERA et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The major volatile organic compound emitted from Arabidopsis thaliana flowers, the sesquiterpene (E)-β-caryophyllene, is a defense against a bacterial pathogen

(2011) Mengsu Huang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Composition of epiphytic bacterial communities differs on petals and leaves

(2011) R. R. Junker et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Temporal Analysis of the Honey Bee Microbiome Reveals Four Novel Viruses and Seasonal Prevalence of Known Viruses, Nosema, and Crithidia

(2011) Charles Runckel et al.   PLoS One

Phylogenetic relatedness predicts priority effects in nectar yeast communities

(2011) K. G. Peay et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Nectar: generation, regulation and ecological functions

(2011) Martin Heil   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Bacterial communities in floral nectar

(2011) Svetlana Fridman et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Both Leaf Properties and Microbe-Microbe Interactions Influence Within-Species Variation in Bacterial Population Diversity and Structure in the Lettuce (Lactuca Species) Phyllosphere

(2010) P. J. Hunter et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The ecology of the phyllosphere: geographic and phylogenetic variability in the distribution of bacteria on tree leaves

(2010) Amanda J. Redford et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genetically-based trait variation within a foundation tree species influences a dominant bark lichen

(2010) L.J. Lamit et al.   Fungal Ecology

Five novel Wickerhamomyces- and Metschnikowia-related yeast species, Wickerhamomyces chaumierensis sp. nov., Candida pseudoflosculorum sp. nov., Candida danieliae sp. nov., Candida robnettiae sp. nov. and Candida eppingiae sp. nov., isolated from plants

(2010) M. Groenewald et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Species Richness of Yeast Communities in Floral Nectar of Southern Spanish Plants

(2010) María I. Pozo et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Annual and Seasonal Variation in the Phyllosphere Bacterial Community Associated with Leaves of the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

(2010) Colin R. Jackson et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Development of a new dispenser for microbiological control agents and evaluation of dissemination by bumblebees in greenhouse strawberries

(2010) Veerle Mommaerts et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Interaction of Nectarin 4 with a fungal protein triggers a microbial surveillance and defense mechanism in nectar

(2010) April D. Harper et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Dormancy contributes to the maintenance of microbial diversity

(2010) S. E. Jones et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nectar yeasts warm the flowers of a winter-blooming plant

(2010) C. M. Herrera et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Changes through time: integrating microorganisms into the study of succession

(2010) Noah Fierer et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Yeasts in floral nectar: a quantitative survey

(2009) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Bacterial Succession on the Leaf Surface: A Novel System for Studying Successional Dynamics

(2009) Amanda J. Redford et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Epiphytic Bacteria and Yeasts on Apple Blossoms and Their Potential as Antagonists ofErwinia amylovora

(2009) P. Lawrence Pusey et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Pathogenesis-related proteins protect extrafloral nectar from microbial infestation

(2009) Marcia González-Teuber et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Community proteogenomics reveals insights into the physiology of phyllosphere bacteria

(2009) N. Delmotte et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Inhospitable sweetness: nectar filtering of pollinator-borne inocula leads to impoverished, phylogenetically clustered yeast communities

(2009) C. M. Herrera et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Plant growth-promoting bacteria in the rhizo- and endosphere of plants: Their role, colonization, mechanisms involved and prospects for utilization

(2009) Stéphane Compant et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Yeasts in floral nectar of some South African plants: Quantification and associations with pollinator type and sugar concentration

(2009) Clara de Vega et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Anther-smut fungal infection of South African Oxalis species: Spatial distribution patterns and impacts on host fecundity

(2009) H.R. Curran et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

High diversity of fungi associated with living parts of boreal forest bryophytes

(2008) Håvard Kauserud et al.   Botany

INVISIBLE FLORAL LARCENIES: MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES DEGRADE FLORAL NECTAR OF BUMBLE BEE-POLLINATED PLANTS

(2008) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   ECOLOGY

Candida ratchasimensissp. nov. andCandida khaoyaiensissp. nov., two anamorphic yeast species isolated from flowers in Thailand

(2008) Sasitorn Jindamorakot et al.   FEMS YEAST RESEARCH

Endophytic and epiphytic phyllosphere fungi of Camellia japonica: seasonal and leaf age-dependent variations

(2008) Takashi Osono   MYCOLOGIA

Chronic intake of fermented floral nectar by wild treeshrews

(2008) F. Wiens et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA