Metagenomics

Metagenomics: techniques, applications, challenges and opportun…

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This book summarizes the various areas of research in metagenomics and their potential applications in medicine, the environment and biotechnology. The book presents the recent advances in theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of metagenomics and highlights their appli…

A mesocosm experiment was carried out in a Norwegian fjord near Bergen in May 2006, with the main objective being the study of the effects of increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO2 (and associated effects such as increased acidification) on blooms of natural marine coastal…

Lake Erie is one of the five Laurentian Great Lakes, that includes three basins. The central basin is the largest, with a mean volume of 305 km2, covering an area of 16,138 km2. The ice used for this research was collected from the central basin in the winter of 2010. DNA and RN…

The mammalian gut is residence to a large microbial community whose collective set of millions of genes (microbiome) encodes a vast array of functions, including many that process dietary components. Few tools are available to change the microbiome's properties to promote host h…