Metagenomics of the Svalbard reindeer rumen microbiome reveals abundance of polysaccharide utilization loci.

Lignocellulosic biomass remains a largely untapped source of renewable energy predominantly due to its recalcitrance and an incomplete understanding of how this is overcome in nature. We present here a compositional and comparative analysis of metagenomic data pertaining to a natural biomass-convert...

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Main Authors: Phillip B Pope, Alasdair K Mackenzie, Ivan Gregor, Wendy Smith, Monica A Sundset, Alice C McHardy, Mark Morrison, Vincent G H Eijsink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3368933?pdf=render