Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 3CCQ
Summary Introduction
To analyze:
How a microbiome of a plant, influences the plant’s ability to interact with the environment.
Introduction:
Microbiome is a complex system that contains many different microbial species and carries out many types of
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