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Effects of prey, pitcher age, and microbes on acid phosphatase activity in fluid from pitchers of Sarracenia purpurea (Sarraceniaceae)

Carnivory in pitcher plants generally involves digestion of prey, by the plant itself, by symbionts, or both. While symbionts appear to be important in the digestion of prey in Sarracenia purpurea, the importance of pitcher-derived enzymes is less well documented. Our goal was to reduce microbial nu...

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Autores principales: Luciano, Carl S., Newell, Sandra J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5515422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28719666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181252