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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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Series: | Current Research in Microbial Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666517422000566 |