University of Oregon-led Research Finds Each Tree Species Has a Bacterial Identity

Gene sequencing of samples from 57 Panamanian tree species gives scientists a look at host diversity in the plant microbiome

EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 16, 2014 — Each tree species has its own bacterial identity. That’s the conclusion of University of Oregon researchers and colleagues from other institutions who studied the genetic fingerprints of bacteria on 57 species of trees growing on a Panamanian island.

“This study demonstrates for the first time that host plants from different…