The life beneath our feet

Janet K. Jansson () and James I. Prosser ()
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Janet K. Jansson: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
James I. Prosser: James I. Prosser is at the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK.

Nature, 2013, vol. 494, issue 7435, 40-41

Abstract: Our planet's soils teem with microorganisms that regulate processes from crop productivity to carbon sequestration. Molecular analysis contributes hugely to the characterization of microbial communities, but how can we better understand their ecological functions? Two microbiologists discuss the advantages of data-mining approaches versus targeted experiments.

Date: 2013
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