Diversity and assembly patterns of mangrove rhizosphere mycobiome along the Coast of Gazi Bay and Mida Creek in Kenya

Edith M. Muwawa; Huxley M. Makonde; Chinedu C. Obieze; Isabelle G. de Oliveira; Joyce M. Jefwa; James H. P. Kahindi; Damase P. Khasa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0298237

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Diversity and assembly patterns of mangrove rhizosphere mycobiome along the Coast of Gazi Bay and Mida Creek in Kenya

Edith M. Muwawa ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: e.muwawa@pu.ac.ke

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya, Centre for Forest Research and Institute for Systems and Integrative Biology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2404-3764

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Huxley M. Makonde,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Resources, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pure & Applied Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya
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Chinedu C. Obieze,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Forest Research and Institute for Systems and Integrative Biology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1381-0948

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Isabelle G. de Oliveira,

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Mycorrhizal Associations, Department of Microbiology/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Vicosa-MG, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-8303

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Joyce M. Jefwa,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
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James H. P. Kahindi,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
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Damase P. Khasa

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Forest Research and Institute for Systems and Integrative Biology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Diversity and assembly patterns of mangrove rhizosphere mycobiome along the Coast of Gazi Bay and Mida Creek in Kenya

Edith M. Muwawa,
Huxley M. Makonde,
Chinedu C. Obieze,
Isabelle G. de Oliveira,
Joyce M. Jefwa,
James H. P. Kahindi,
Damase P. Khasa

Published: April 18, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298237

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