Leaf bacterial microbiome of alpine plants in the NW Caucasus: factors of taxonomic diversity
- Authors: Zhirov I.A.1, Smirnova A.V.1, Klyukina A.A.2, Akhmetzhanova A.A.1, Elumeeva T.G.1, Onipchenko V.G.1,3,4
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Affiliations:
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology
- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Centre of Biotechnology, RAS
- Aliyev Karachay-Cherkess State University
- Teberda National Reserve
- Issue: Vol 86, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 253-274
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0044-4596/article/view/309635
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0044459625040024
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/brmyla
- ID: 309635
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About the authors
I. A. Zhirov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology
Email: zhirov@mail.bio.msu.ru
Leninskie Gory, 1/12, Moscow, 119991 Russia
A. V. Smirnova
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of BiologyLeninskie Gory, 1/12, Moscow, 119991 Russia
A. A. Klyukina
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Centre of Biotechnology, RASLeninsky prosp., 33, bld. 2, Moscow, 119071 Russia
A. A. Akhmetzhanova
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of BiologyLeninskie Gory, 1/12, Moscow, 119991 Russia
T. G. Elumeeva
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of BiologyLeninskie Gory, 1/12, Moscow, 119991 Russia
V. G. Onipchenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology; Aliyev Karachay-Cherkess State University; Teberda National Reserve
Email: vonipchenko@mail.ru
Leninskie Gory, 1/12, Moscow, 119991 Russia; Lenin str., 29, Karachayevsk, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, 369202 Russia; Teberda, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, 369210 Russia
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