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CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 191-198Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.03.007
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Four recently completed genome projects on marine Cyanobacteria have started the age of comparative genomics for marine microbes. Cyanobacteria are a group of photoautotrophic bacteria that have traditionally been under-represented in studies of complete genome sequences, as have microbes from the marine environment in general. The new genome information is of crucial importance to understanding their role in oceanic primary production, global carbon cycling and functioning of the biosphere. Marine microbes are a still almost untapped resource for the identification of novel beneficial metabolites and activities. The availability of an increasing number of genome sequences will eventually lead to a sustained development of marine biotechnology.
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