Metagenomics (also referred to as environmental and community genomics) is the genomic
analysis of microorganisms by direct extraction and cloning of DNA from an assemblage of …

The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has facilitated the detection of unculturable
microorganisms in virtually any environmental source and has thus been used extensively in …

Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including
bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates …

The world's oceans contain a complex mixture of micro-organisms that are for the most part,
uncharacterized both genetically and biochemically. We report here a metagenomic study of …

▪ Abstract Uncultured microorganisms comprise the majority of the planet's biological
diversity. Microorganisms represent two of the three domains of life and contain vast …

Our understanding of prokaryote biology from study of pure cultures and genome
sequencing has been limited by a pronounced sampling bias towards four bacterial phyla …

The bacterial species definition, despite its eminent practical significance for identification,
diagnosis, quarantine and diversity surveys, remains a very difficult issue to advance …

The discovery of phylogenetically complex, yet highly sponge-specific microbial
communities in marine sponges, including novel lineages and even candidate phyla, came …

Bioremediation has the potential to restore contaminated environments inexpensively yet
effectively, but a lack of information about the factors controlling the growth and metabolism …

Plants, marine organisms, and microorganisms have evolved complex chemical defense
and signaling systems that are designed to protect them from predators and provide other …