Trends in selenium utilization in marine microbial world revealed through the analysis of the global ocean sampling (GOS) project.
Selenium is an important trace element that occurs in proteins in the form of selenocysteine (Sec) and in tRNAs in the form of selenouridine. Recent large-scale metagenomics projects provide an opportunity for understanding global trends in trace element utilization. Herein, we characterized the sel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2398784?pdf=render |