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Metagenomic and small-subunit rRNA analyses reveal the genetic diversity of bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses in soil.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Fierer Noah, Breitbart Mya, Nulton James, Salamon Peter, Lozupone Catherine, Jones Ryan, Robeson Michael, Edwards Robert A, Felts Ben, Rayhawk Steve, Knight Rob, Rohwer Forest, Jackson Robert B
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Recent studies have highlighted the surprising richness of soil bacterial communities; however, bacteria are not the only microorganisms found in soil. To our knowledge, no study has compared the diversities of the four major microbial taxa, i.e., bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, from an individual soil sample. We used metagenomic and small-subunit RNA-based sequence analysis techniques to compare the...
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