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Microbial Diversity in the Era of Omic Technologies
Joint Authors
Tsiamis, George
Nikolaki, Sofia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Human life and activity depends on microorganisms, as they are responsible for providing basic elements of life.
Although microbes have such a key role in sustaining basic functions for all living organisms, very little is known about their biology since only a small fraction (average 1%) can be cultured under laboratory conditions.
This is even more evident when considering that >88% of all bacterial isolates belong to four bacterial phyla, the Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes.
Advanced technologies, developed in the last years, promise to revolutionise the way that we characterize, identify, and study microbial communities.
In this review, we present the most advanced tools that microbial ecologists can use for the study of microbial communities.
Innovative microbial ecological DNA microarrays such as PhyloChip and GeoChip that have been developed for investigating the composition and function of microbial communities are presented, along with an overview of the next generation sequencing technologies.
Finally, the Single Cell Genomics approach, which can be used for obtaining genomes from uncultured phyla, is outlined.
This tool enables the amplification and sequencing of DNA from single cells obtained directly from environmental samples and is promising to revolutionise microbiology.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nikolaki, Sofia& Tsiamis, George. 2013. Microbial Diversity in the Era of Omic Technologies. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005516
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nikolaki, Sofia& Tsiamis, George. Microbial Diversity in the Era of Omic Technologies. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005516
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nikolaki, Sofia& Tsiamis, George. Microbial Diversity in the Era of Omic Technologies. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005516
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1005516