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Editorial
. 2017 Jul;10(4):671-673.
doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12723. Epub 2017 Jun 14.

Bioprospecting challenges in unusual environments

Kristie Tanner  1   2 , Cristina Vilanova  1 , Manuel Porcar  1   2
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Editorial

Bioprospecting challenges in unusual environments

Kristie Tanner et al. Microb Biotechnol. 2017 Jul.
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Previous bioprospecting efforts have mainly focused on close environments, but beyond the comfort zone, there exist unexplored unusual niches that hold great promise as a source of biological variation that can have a key role in future biotechnological applications. The image is a collage created by blending bacterial colonies from solar panels (Dorado‐Morales et al., 2016) with an adapted version of the famous wood carving ‘Flammarion engraving’ (Flammarion, 1888).
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