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Microbial functional genes enriched in the Xiangjiang River sediments with heavy metal contamination.
BMC microbiology - 8 Aug 2016
Jie Shiqi, Li Mingming, Gan Min, Zhu Jianyu, Yin Huaqun, Liu Xueduan
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BACKGROUND: Xiangjiang River (Hunan, China) has been contaminated with heavy metal for several decades by surrounding factories. However, little is known about the influence of a gradient of heavy metal contamination on the diversity, structure of microbial functional gene in sediment. To deeply understand the impact of heavy metal contamination on microbial community, a comprehensive functional gene array...
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