Metagenomics of the water column in the pristine upper course of the Amazon river.

River water is a small percentage of the total freshwater on Earth but represents an essential resource for mankind. Microbes in rivers perform essential ecosystem roles including the mineralization of significant quantities of organic matter originating from terrestrial habitats. The Amazon river i...

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Main Authors: Rohit Ghai, Francisco Rodriguez-Valera, Katherine D McMahon, Danyelle Toyama, Raquel Rinke, Tereza Cristina Souza de Oliveira, José Wagner Garcia, Fernando Pellon de Miranda, Flavio Henrique-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21915244/?tool=EBI