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Novel Rumen Bacterial Diversity in Two Geographically Separated Sub-Species of Reindeer
Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) live under austere nutritional conditions on the high-arctic archipelago of Svalbard, while semi-domesticated Norwegian reindeer (R. tarandus tarandus) migrate ...
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Bacterial Diversity and Distribution in the Holocene Sediments of a Northern Temperate Lake
Sediments contain an abundance of microorganisms. However, the diversity and distribution of microorganisms associated with sediments are poorly understood, particularly in lacustrine environments. We used ban...