Deconstructing the Soil Microbiome into Reduced-Complexity Functional Modules

The taxonomic and functional diversity inherent to the soil microbiome complicate assessments of the metabolic potential carried out by the community members. An alternative approach is to break down the soil microbiome into reduced-complexity subsets based on metabolic capacities (functional module...

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Main Authors: Dan Naylor, Sarah Fansler, Colin Brislawn, William C. Nelson, Kirsten S. Hofmockel, Janet K. Jansson, Ryan McClure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-07-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01349-20