Plants are colonized by distinct pathogenic and commensal microbiomes across different regions of the globe, but the factors driving their geographic variation are largely unknown. Using 16S rDNA and
The goals of this study were to assess the bacterial communities of P. tremuloides foliage grown in a common garden. We assessed the communities of seven genotypes in central Wisconsin.
Pseudomonads in the Phyllosphere. The goal of this project is to examine the genetic diversity of fluorescent isolates, with a particular interest in Pseudomonads, inhabiting the Pisum phyllosphere.