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We found maize domestication reduced leaf microbiome diversity and shifted communities from a highly regulated and stringent state in Balsas teosinte to an unregulated and stochastic state in maize, showing patterns consistent with microbial dysbiosis.
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Frontiers | Maize leaf endosphere microbiome was affected by domestication and shows patterns consistent with microbial dysbiosis
BackgroundWhether domestication, post-domestication spread, and breeding affected the maize leaf endosphere microbiota is poorly understood despite the well-...
