Microbial functional diversity: From concepts to applications

Escalas, Arthur; Hale, Lauren; Voordeckers, James W.; Yang, Yunfeng; Firestone, Mary K.; Alvarez‐Cohen, Lisa; Zhou, Jizhong

doi:10.1002/ece3.5670

Title: Microbial functional diversity: From concepts to applications

Journal Article · 27 September 2019 · Ecology and Evolution

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5670 · OSTI ID:1568935

^[1]; Hale, Lauren ^[2]; Voordeckers, James W. ^[2]; Yang, Yunfeng ^[3]; Firestone, Mary K. ^[4]; Alvarez‐Cohen, Lisa ^[5]; Zhou, Jizhong ^[6]

MARBEC CNRS Ifremer IRD University of Montpellier Montpellier Cedex 5 France, Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology University of Oklahoma Norman OK USA
Water Management Research Unit SJVASC USDA‐ARS Parlier CA USA
State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment Tsinghua University Beijing China
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management University of California Berkeley CA USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California Berkeley CA USA
Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology University of Oklahoma Norman OK USA, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment Tsinghua University Beijing China, Earth and Environmental Sciences Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA USA

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)

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Journal Information:: Ecology and Evolution, Journal Name: Ecology and Evolution Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 9; ISSN 2045-7758

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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