Microdiversity of an Abundant Terrestrial Bacterium Encompasses Extensive Variation in Ecologically Relevant Traits

ABSTRACT Much genetic diversity within a bacterial community is likely obscured by microdiversity within operational taxonomic units (OTUs) defined by 16S rRNA gene sequences. However, it is unclear how variation within this microdiversity influences ecologically relevant traits. Here, we employ a m...

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Main Authors: Alexander B. Chase, Ulas Karaoz, Eoin L. Brodie, Zulema Gomez-Lunar, Adam C. Martiny, Jennifer B. H. Martiny
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a4c7fd5304c74079ba1417ddd3539d8e
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