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Bacterial diversity assessment in Antarctic terrestrial and aquatic microbial mats : a comparison between bidirectional pyrosequencing and cultivation [PDF]

, 2014
The application of high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene has increased the size of microbial diversity datasets by several orders of magnitude, providing improved access to the rare biosphere compared with cultivation-based approaches and more ...
D'hondt, Sofie, De Meyer, Tim, De Wever, Aaike, Obbels, Dagmar, Peeters, Karolien, Tytgat, Bjorn, Van Criekinge, Wim, Verleyen, Elie, Vyverman, Wim, Willems, Anne   +9 more
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Biodiversity of Culturable Endophytic Actinobacteria Isolated from High Yield Camellia oleifera and Their Plant Growth Promotion Potential

Agriculture, 2021
Camellia oleifera Abel. is one of the world’s four famous woody oil trees and has drawn increasing attention because of its high commercial value. Endophytes are microorganisms inhabiting inside plant tissues, and their functions vary with the change of ...
Ting Xu, Kunpeng Cui, Jiawei Chen, Rui Wang, Xiangnan Wang, Longsheng Chen, Zhen Zhang, Zhilong He, Caixia Liu, Wei Tang, Yonghua Zhu, Yongzhong Chen   +11 more
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Reproduction and Dispersal of Biological Soil Crust Organisms [PDF]

, 2019
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) consist of a diverse and highly integrated community of organisms that effectively colonize and collectively stabilize soil surfaces.
Aanderud, Zachary T., Kurbessoian, Tania, Lewis, Louise A., Pombubpa, Nuttapon, St. Clair, Larry L., Stajich, Jason E., Stark, Lloyd R., Warren, Steven D.   +7 more
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Actinobacteria from Greenwich Island and Dee Island: Isolation, diversity and distribution

Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine, 2017
Actinobacteria from underexplored and unusual environments have gained significant attention for their capability in producing novel bioactive molecules of diverse chemical entities.
Chu Pek Lim, Khoo Chai Hoon, Yoke Kqueen Cheah   +2 more
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Secondary metabolites and biodiversity of actinomycetes

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Background The ability to produce microbial bioactive compounds makes actinobacteria one of the most explored microbes among prokaryotes. The secondary metabolites of actinobacteria are known for their role in various physiological, cellular, and ...
Manal Selim Mohamed Selim, Sayeda Abdelrazek Abdelhamid, Sahar Saleh Mohamed   +2 more
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In silico genomic mining reveals unexplored bioactive potential of rare actinobacteria isolated from Egyptian soil

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2019
Background Antibiotic resistance occurs rapidly and naturally. However, the misuse of antibiotics is accelerating the process. And therefore, exploring new antibiotics has been a great demand in order to save people’s life.
Dina H. Amin, Assem Abolmaaty, Chiara Borsetto, Sahar Tolba, Nagwa A. Abdallah, Elizabeth M. H. Wellington   +5 more
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Bioprospecting of desert actinobacteria with special emphases on griseoviridin, mitomycin C and a new bacterial metabolite producing Streptomyces sp. PU-KB10–4

BMC Microbiology, 2023
Background Bioprospecting of actinobacteria isolated from Kubuqi desert, China for antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic metabolites production and their structure elucidation.
Maira Saleem, Ashba Hassan, Feina Li, Qinpei Lu, Larissa V. Ponomareva, Sean Parkin, Chenghang Sun, Jon S. Thorson, Khaled A. Shaaban, Imran Sajid   +9 more
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Structure, composition and metagenomic profile of soil microbiomes associated to agricultural land use and tillage systems in the Argentine Pampas [PDF]

, 2014
Agriculture is facing a major challenge nowadays: to increase crop production for food and energy while preserving ecosystem functioning and soil quality.
Alvarez, Roberto, Carbonetto, María Belén, Mentaberry, Alejandro Nestor, Rascovan, Nicolas, Vazquez, Martin Pablo   +4 more
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Microarray analysis and barcoded pyrosequencing provide consistent microbial profiles depending on the source of human intestinal samples [PDF]

, 2011
Large-scale and in-depth characterization of the intestinal microbiota necessitates application of high-throughput 16S rRNA gene-based technologies, such as barcoded pyrosequencing and phylogenetic microarray analysis.
Bogert, B., van den, Vos, W.M., de, Zoetendal, E.G., Kleerebezem, M.   +3 more
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Variation in Actinobacterial Community Composition and Potential Function in Different Soil Ecosystems Belonging to the Arid Heihe River Basin of Northwest China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Actinobacteria are known for their metabolic potential of producing diverse secondary metabolites such as antibiotics. Actinobacteria also playimportant roles in biogeochemical cycling and how soils develop.
Binglin Zhang, Binglin Zhang, Binglin Zhang, Xiukun Wu, Xiukun Wu, Xisheng Tai, Likun Sun, Minghui Wu, Minghui Wu, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Ximing Chen, Ximing Chen, Gaosen Zhang, Gaosen Zhang, Tuo Chen, Guangxiu Liu, Guangxiu Liu, Paul Dyson   +18 more
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