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Estimating and comparing the diversity of marine actinobacteria |
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| Institution: | (1) Research school of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT1 7NJ, Kent, UK;(2) Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability, School of Biology, Devonshire Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK |
| Abstract: | This paper reviews the application of species richness estimators to microbial diversity data and describes phylogenetic approaches to comparing microbial communities. The techniques are demonstrated using a community of marine actinobacteria. Results demonstrate that marine environments harbour massive actinobacterial diversity. Furthermore, these predictions are likely to be severe underestimates due to the use of arbitrary OTU definitions. |
| Keywords: | 16S rDNA Actinobacteria Diversity Estimation Marine OTU Phylogeny |
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