Bacterial community composition in the phyllosphere of Acer pseudoplatanus L., Quercus robur L., and Tilia cordata MILL. in a floodplain hardwood forest in Central Germany (Leipzig). Bacterial community composition in floodplain hardwood forest canopies

In this study we investigated the community structure of phyllosphere-associated bacteria in the canopy of Acer pseudoplatanus L., Quercus robur L., and Tilia cordata MILL. in a floodplain hardwood forest (Leipziger Auwald). Samples were taken from three individuals per tree species and from three positions within the canopy – top, mid, and bottom position – in three spatial replicates. Bacterial community structure was assessed by amplicon sequencing using Illumina MiSeq, with the primer combination Bakt_0341F/Bakt_0785R.