Extended Data Fig. 5: Microbial source tracking between wood tissues and surrounding environments. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 5: Microbial source tracking between wood tissues and surrounding environments.

From: A diverse and distinct microbiome inside living trees

Extended Data Fig. 5

Source-tracking results produced using FEAST, treating both A, C.) heartwood and B, D.) sapwood as “sinks.” For heartwood analyses, the contribution of sapwood, organic soil, and mineral soil communities was assessed, with “unknown” corresponding to taxa with indeterminate origins. For sapwood, the contribution of heartwood, organic soil, and mineral soil communities was assessed. Results are split by tree species, with the central number representing the average contribution out of all samples (out of 1). Analyses were performed in a paired manner, meaning that contribution estimates were assessed on a per tree basis (e.g., wood and soil samples specific to each tree, rather than bulk groups).

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