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CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 43, Issue -, Pages 162-168Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2018.01.013
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- Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- DOE by Battelle Memorial Institute [DE-AC05-76RLO1830]
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Soil microorganisms carry out important processes, including support of plant growth and cycling of carbon and other nutrients. However, the majority of soil microbes have not yet been isolated and their functions are largely unknown. Although metagenomic sequencing reveals microbial identities and functional gene information, it includes DNA from microbes with vastly varying physiological states. Therefore, metagenomics is only predictive of community functional potential. We posit that the next frontier lies in understanding the metaphenome, the product of the combined genetic potential of the microbiome and available resources. Here we describe examples of opportunities towards gaining understanding of the soil metaphenome.
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