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- Title
Genomic perspectives in microbial oceanography.
- Authors
DeLong, Edward F; Karl, David M
- Abstract
The global ocean is an integrated living system where energy and matter transformations are governed by interdependent physical, chemical and biotic processes. Although the fundamentals of ocean physics and chemistry are well established, comprehensive approaches to describing and interpreting oceanic microbial diversity and processes are only now emerging. In particular, the application of genomics to problems in microbial oceanography is significantly expanding our understanding of marine microbial evolution, metabolism and ecology. Integration of these new genome-enabled insights into the broader framework of ocean science represents one of the great contemporary challenges for microbial oceanographers.
- Publication
Nature, 2005, Vol 437, Issue 7057, p336
- ISSN
1476-4687
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature04157