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Community Assembly Processes of the Microbial Rare Biosphere.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Sept 2018
Jia Xiu, Dini-Andreote Francisco, Falcão Salles Joana
Abstract excerpt
Our planet teems with microorganisms that often present a skewed abundance distribution in a local community, with relatively few dominant species coexisting alongside a high number of rare species. Recent studies have demonstrated that these rare taxa serve as limitless reservoirs of genetic diversity, and perform disproportionate types of functions despite their low abundances. However, relatively little is...
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