The preservation of microbial DNA in archived soils of various genetic types.

This study is a comparative analysis of samples of archived (stored for over 70-90 years) and modern soils of two different genetic types-chernozem and sod-podzolic soils. We revealed a reduction in biodiversity of archived soils relative to their modern state. Particularly, long-term storage in the...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina A Ivanova, Ilia O Korvigo, Boris F Aparin, Evgenii L Chirak, Elizaveta V Pershina, Nikolay S Romaschenko, Nikolai A Provorov, Evgeny E Andronov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5365134?pdf=render