Nature's microbiome: Introduction

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1225-1237

  Russell, Jacob A ^a   Dubilier, Nicole ^b   Rudgers, Jennifer A ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

metagenomics; microbiome; next generation sequencing; symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOME; MICROFLORA; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOME; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOTA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84896324428     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12676     Document Type: Review

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