Uncovering the genomic potential of the Amazon River microbiome to degrade rainforest organic matter
Abstract Background The Amazon River is one of the largest in the world and receives huge amounts of terrestrial organic matter (TeOM) from the surrounding rainforest. Despite this TeOM is typically recalcitrant (i.e. resistant to degradation), only a small fraction of it reaches the ocean, pointing...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-020-00930-w |
