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Open AccessAnoxygenic phototroph of the Chloroflexota uses a type I reaction centre
Scientific exploration of phototrophic bacteria over nearly 200 years has revealed large phylogenetic gaps between known phototrophic groups that limit understanding of how phototrophy evolved and diversified1,2....
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Open AccessMillions of Boreal Shield Lakes can be used to Probe Archaean Ocean Biogeochemistry
Life originated in Archaean oceans, almost 4 billion years ago, in the absence of oxygen and the presence of high dissolved iron concentrations. Early Earth oxidation is marked globally by extensive banded iro...
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Microbial dynamics and properties of aerobic granules developed in a laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor with an intermediate filamentous bulking stage
Aerobic granules offer enhanced biological nutrient removal and are compact and dense structures resulting in efficient settling properties. Granule instability, however, is still a challenge as understanding ...
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Open AccessOpen resource metagenomics: a model for sharing metagenomic libraries
Both sequence-based and activity-based exploitation of environmental DNA have provided unprecedented access to the genomic content of cultivated and uncultivated microorganisms. Although researchers deposit mi...
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Multiple Displacement Amplification
This protocol outlines the use of multiple displacement amplification (MDA) as a form of whole-genome amplification (WGA), with application to a number of different analytical techniques in environmental micro...
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Clone Libraries of Ribosomal RNA Gene Sequences for Characterization of Bacterial and Fungal Communities
Constructing clone libraries from phylogenetic marker genes is currently the most widely used means of assessing microbial community composition and diversity. Although more expensive and time-consuming than c...
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Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) for Microbial Community Analysis
Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) is a commonly used molecular technique for rapid fingerprint analysis of microbial community composition, diversity, and dynamics. The method is rapid and afforda...
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Characterization of Humus Microbial Communities in Adjacent Forest Types That Differ in Nitrogen Availability
To address the link between soil microbial community composition and soil processes, we investigated the microbial communities in forest floors of two forest types that differ substantially in nitrogen availab...