A genomic catalogue of soil microbiomes boosts mining of biodiversity and genetic resources

Abstract Soil harbors a vast expanse of unidentified microbes, termed as microbial dark matter, presenting an untapped reservoir of microbial biodiversity and genetic resources, but has yet to be fully explored. In this study, we conduct a large-scale excavation of soil microbial dark matter by reco...

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Main Authors: Bin Ma, Caiyu Lu, Yiling Wang, Jingwen Yu, Kankan Zhao, Ran Xue, Hao Ren, Xiaofei Lv, Ronghui Pan, Jiabao Zhang, Yongguan Zhu, Jianming Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43000-z