From Genes to Species: Novel Insights from Metagenomics

• Main Author: Eamonn P. Culligan (auth)
• Other Authors: Roy D. Sleator (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Human microbiome; Metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; DNA SEQUENCING; functional metagenomics; viral metagenomics
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The majority of microbes in many environments are considered "as yet uncultured" and were traditionally considered inaccessible for study through the microbiological gold standard of pure culture. The emergence of metagenomic approaches has allowed researchers to access and study these mic...