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Tapping into microbial diversity

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2004
Even though significant advances have been made in understanding microbial diversity, most microorganisms are still only characterized by 'molecular fingerprints' and have resisted cultivation. Many different approaches have been developed to overcome the problems associated with cultivation of microorganisms because one obvious benefit would be the ...
Martin, Keller, Karsten, Zengler
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Microbial diversity in extreme environments

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021
A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa, survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity ecosystems offer a tremendous opportunity for studying the structure, function and evolution of natural microbial communities.
Wen-Sheng Shu, Li-Nan Huang
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Illuminating microbial diversity

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017
This month's Genome Watch discusses the release of 1,003 bacterial and archaeal genomes, and describes how they could increase our understanding of the diversity of microbial biological functions and contribute to improved metagenomic analyses.
Samuel C Forster
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Microbial Diversity

2022
This chapter explores the notion of microbial diversity. In response to the huge number of living organisms across the planet, the idea of creating taxonomies was developed for the biological classification and grouping together of organisms that share properties.
Jon Scott, Gus Cameron, Anne Goodenough, Dawn Hawkins, Jenny Koenig, Martin Luck, Despo Papachristodoulou, Alison Snape, Kay Yeoman, Mark Goodwin   +9 more
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Preserving microbial diversity

Science, 2018
Microbiota from humans of all cultures are needed to ensure the health of future ...
Maria G Dominguez, Bello, Rob, Knight, Jack A, Gilbert, Martin J, Blaser   +3 more
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