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Embracing the unknown: disentangling the complexities of the soil microbiome
Nature Reviews Microbiology · 2017 · Vol. 15(10) · pp. 579–590
Noah Fierer✉(University of Colorado Boulder)
Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMetagenomicsBiologyMicrobiomeEcosystemEcologySoil microbiologyMicroorganismSoil biologySoil waterBacteria
MeSH terms
BacteriaFungiSoilSoil MicrobiologyEukaryotaMicrobiota
Funding
- National Science Foundation
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