Nectar bacteria, but not yeast, weaken a plant–pollinator mutualism

by Rachel L. Vannette, Marie-Pierre L. Gauthier, and Tadashi Fukami

Proceedings BVolume 280(1752):20122601

February 7, 2013

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Effects of inoculation with control solution (C), the yeast M. reukaufii (M), or the bacterium Gluconobacter (G) on (a) the proportion of floral stigmas closed four days after anthesis and

inoculation and (b) the number of seeds per capsule produced.

Rachel L. Vannette et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2013;280:20122601

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Effects of microbial inoculation on nectar mass removed by pollinators in synthetic flowers.

Rachel L. Vannette et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2013;280:20122601

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Effects of microbial inoculation on nectar chemistry, including (a) hydrogen peroxide (µM), (b) pH, (c) sucrose (mg/ml), (d) glucose (mg/ml), (e) fructose (mg/ml) and (f) total sugars (sum of

sucrose, glucose and fructose).

Rachel L. Vannette et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2013;280:20122601

©2013 by The Royal Society