Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity

2016/12/19 by Paul Carini, Patrick J. Marsden, Jonathan W. Leff +3 · 5 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology #Protist diversity and phylogeny

paper · doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.242

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