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Using pyrosequencing to shed light on deep mine microbial ecology

BMC Genomics · 2006 · Vol. 7(1) · pp. 57–57
Robert A. EdwardsBeltrán Rodriguez-BritoLinda WegleyMatthew HaynesMya BreitbartDean M PetersonMartin O. SaarScott C. AlexanderE. Calvin AlexanderForest Rohwer

Abstract

We anticipate that pyrosequencing will be widely used to sequence environmental samples because of the speed, cost, and technical advantages. Furthermore, subsystem comparisons rapidly identify the important metabolisms employed by the microbes in different environments.

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMetal Extraction and BioleachingGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesPyrosequencingBiologyMicrobial ecologyMetagenomicsEcologyMicrobial population biologyMicrobial metabolismComputational biologyGeneticsGene

MeSH terms

BacteriaEcologyEnvironmentMiningMinnesotaRNA, Ribosomal, 16SWaterGenome, BacterialGenomics

Funding

  • National Science Foundation
  • Division of Environmental Biology
  • Argonne National Laboratory
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