Under-detection of endospore-forming Firmicutes in metagenomic data

Microbial diversity studies based on metagenomic sequencing have greatly enhanced our knowledge of the microbial world. However, one caveat is the fact that not all microorganisms are equally well detected, questioning the universality of this approach. Firmicutes are known to be a dominant bacteria...

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Main Authors: Sevasti Filippidou, Thomas Junier, Tina Wunderlin, Chien-Chi Lo, Po-E Li, Patrick S. Chain, Pilar Junier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037015000215