Bacterial Communities in Malagasy Soils with Differing Levels of Disturbance Affecting Botanical Diversity

Leah C. Blasiak; Alex W. Schmidt; Honoré Andriamiarinoro; Temesgen Mulaw; Rado Rasolomampianina; Wendy L. Applequist; Chris Birkinshaw; Félicitée Rejo-Fienena; Porter P. Lowry II; Thomas M. Schmidt; Russell T. Hill

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085097

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Bacterial Communities in Malagasy Soils with Differing Levels of Disturbance Affecting Botanical Diversity

Leah C. Blasiak,

Affiliation Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Alex W. Schmidt,

Affiliation The Center for Microbial Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Honoré Andriamiarinoro,

Affiliation Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Temesgen Mulaw,

Affiliation Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Rado Rasolomampianina,

Affiliation Laboratoire de Microbiologie de Environnement, Centre National de Recherches sur l′Environnement, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Wendy L. Applequist,

Affiliation Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Chris Birkinshaw,

Affiliation Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Félicitée Rejo-Fienena,

Affiliation Laboratoire de Microbiologie de Environnement, Centre National de Recherches sur l′Environnement, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Porter P. Lowry II,

Affiliations Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Département Systématique et Évolution (UMR 7205), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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Thomas M. Schmidt,

Affiliation The Center for Microbial Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Russell T. Hill

* E-mail: hill@umces.edu

Affiliation Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Bacterial Communities in Malagasy Soils with Differing Levels of Disturbance Affecting Botanical Diversity

Leah C. Blasiak,
Alex W. Schmidt,
Honoré Andriamiarinoro,
Temesgen Mulaw,
Rado Rasolomampianina,
Wendy L. Applequist,
Chris Birkinshaw,
Félicitée Rejo-Fienena,
Porter P. Lowry II,
Thomas M. Schmidt

Published: January 20, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085097

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