Functional characterization of prokaryotic dark matter: the road so far and what lies ahead

Eight-hundred thousand to one trillion prokaryotic species may inhabit our planet. Yet, fewer than two-hundred thousand prokaryotic species have been described. This uncharted fraction of microbial diversity, and its undisclosed coding potential, is known as the “microbial dark matter” (MDM). Next-g...

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Main Authors: Pedro Escudeiro, Christopher S. Henry, Ricardo P.M. Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Current Research in Microbial Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666517422000566