Tag: metagenomics
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Peatland viruses: tiny players with big impact on ecosystem health
New findings place peatland viruses at the heart of ecosystem health A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and the University of Wisconsin suggests that viruses found in peatlands may have a more active and influential role in ecosystem health and carbon storage than previously thought.…
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High-Resolution Plant Microbiome Profiling with Pangenome-Informed Long-Read Amplicons in Wheat Leaves
Introduction: elevating microbiome profiling in the wheat phyllosphere Understanding the complex microbial communities on wheat leaves is essential for disease management and crop health. Traditional ribosomal barcodes (16S/ITS) offer broad taxonomic coverage but often fall short in resolving closely related strains. A recently developed approach uses pangenome-informed, taxon-specific long-read amplicons to achieve species- and strain-level…