Environmental shotgun sequencing: its potential and challenges for studying the hidden world of microbes
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Environmental shotgun sequencing: its potential and challenges for studying the hidden world of microbes
Abstract
Environmental shotgun sequencing promises to reveal novel and fundamental insights into the hidden world of microbes, but the complexity of analysis required to realize this potential poses unique interdisciplinary challenges.
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