Biotechnological applications of functional metagenomics in the food and pharmaceutical industries
Microorganisms are found throughout nature, thriving in a vast range of environmental conditions. The majority of them are unculturable or difficult to culture by traditional methods. Metagenomics enables the study of all microorganisms, regardless of whether they can be cultured or not, through the...
Main Authors: | Laura M Coughlan, Paul David Cotter, Colin eHill, Avelino eAlvarez-Ordóñez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00672/full |
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