Fig. 1From: Composition and predictive functional analysis of bacterial communities inhabiting Chinese Cordyceps insight into conserved core microbiomeChinese Cordyceps samples collection and pretreatment. a Locations of the sampling areas including Counties of Qumarlêb, Xinghai County and Zadoi of Qinghai province were abbreviated as “Q”, “X” and “Z”, respectively. Biru county of Nagqu and Mainling County of Nyingchi City of Tibet Autonomous Region were abbreviated as “Na” and “Ny”, respectively (the map was depicted by Fei Xia); Environment and habitats of Chinese Cordyceps growth (b and c); collected Chinese Cordyceps samples were divided into microhabitat soil (soil adhering to the surface of the membrane covering Chinese Cordyceps, short for “S”) (d), mycoderm (microhabitat including external mycelial cortices that cover larvae, short for “M”) (e) and fruiting body (fruiting body including stromata and sclerotia, short for “F”) (f). Zhou XW took the photograph with a regular digital cameraBack to article page