The Use of Metagenomic Approaches to Analyze Changes in Microbial Communities

Microbes are the most abundant biological entities found in the biosphere. Identification and measurement of microorganisms (including viruses, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists) in the biosphere cannot be readily achieved due to limitations in culturing methods. A non-culture based approach, c...

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Main Authors: Girish Neelakanta, Hameeda Sultana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Microbiology Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/MBI.S10819