Marine microbial genomics in Europe: Current status and perspectives: Minireview

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 523-530

  Glöckner, Frank Oliver ^a,b   Joint, Ian ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EUROPE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MARINE BACTERIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OCEANOGRAPHY; SHORT SURVEY;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; GENOMICS; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955915173     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00169.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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