Metagenomic Characterisation of the Viral Community of Lough Neagh, the Largest Freshwater Lake in Ireland.

Lough Neagh is the largest and the most economically important lake in Ireland. It is also one of the most nutrient rich amongst the world's major lakes. In this study, 16S rRNA analysis of total metagenomic DNA from the water column of Lough Neagh has revealed a high proportion of Cyanobacteri...

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Main Authors: Timofey Skvortsov, Colin de Leeuwe, John P Quinn, John W McGrath, Christopher C R Allen, Yvonne McElarney, Catherine Watson, Ksenia Arkhipova, Rob Lavigne, Leonid A Kulakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4771703?pdf=render