Mushegian, Alexandra ArcadievnaPeterson, CelesteBaker, ChrisPringle, Anne E.2015-04-102011Mushegian, A. A., C. N. Peterson, C. C. M. Baker, and A. Pringle. 2011. “Bacterial Diversity Across Individual Lichens.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77 (12) (April 29): 4249–4252. doi:10.1128/aem.02850-10.0099-2240http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:14400081Symbioses are unique habitats for bacteria. We surveyed the spatial diversity of bacterial communities across multiple individuals of closely related lichens using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and pyrosequencing. Centers of lichens house richer, more consistent assemblages than species-poor and compositionally disparate lichen edges, suggesting that ecological succession plays a role in structuring these communities.en-USJournal Article2015-04-1010.1128/AEM.02850-10