Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The significance of metagenomics studies to learn about the marine microbial community and their dissimilarity with a metatranscriptome.
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The total of all DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequenced from the community of microbe is called a metagenome. The source of metagenome may be any natural or artificial environment. It could also be the microbiome of an animal or plant. Metatranscriptomics is the study of microbial gene expression in the natural environment. It enables the profiling of whole-genome expression in diverse microbial communities.
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