Technique for Studying Arthropod and Microbial Communities within Tree Tissues
Title:
Technique for Studying Arthropod and Microbial Communities within Tree Tissues
Author:
Aflitto, Nicholas C
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (330 seconds)
Series:
Environment
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Title from resource description page
Abstract:
We provide a technique to preserve intact tree phloem and prepare it for observation. We create an apparatus called a phloem sandwich that allows for the introduction and observation of arthropods, microbes, and other organisms that inhabit phloem tissues.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/50793