BIOLOGY-TEXT
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ISBN: 9781260169621
Author: BROOKER
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 30, Problem 2CQ
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To describe: The way in which the host benefits from the microbiome and also the way in which the microbes within the microbiome benefit from their association with the host.
Introduction: A microbiome is an environment in which many species of microbes with their genes are assembled together to benefit a particular organism. A microbiome of a plant involves the association between the plants and other microorganisms which helps them in several ways.
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