Metagenomics as a new technological tool to gain scientific knowledge

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 945-954

  Guazzaroni, María Eugenia ^a   Beloqui, Ana ^a   Golyshin, Peter N ^b   Ferrer, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metagenomics; Microbial diversity; Systems microbiology

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCING; ENCODED PROTEINS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; GENOMICS; METAGENOMES; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NEW TOOLS; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SYSTEMS MICROBIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

DNA SEQUENCES;

EID: 67349122818     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-9971-z     Document Type: Article

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