DeLong Edward F
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA.
Curr Opin Microbiol. 2002 Oct;5(5):520-4. doi: 10.1016/s1369-5274(02)00353-3.
The origins of biological complexity in microbial ecosystems are encoded within the collective genomes of the community. Cultivation-independent genomic studies provide direct access to the genomes of naturally occurring microbes, cultivated or not. Genome-enabled approaches are now significantly advancing current knowledge of genome content, diversity, population biology and evolution in natural microbial populations.
微生物生态系统中生物复杂性的起源编码于群落的集体基因组中。不依赖培养的基因组研究提供了直接获取自然存在的微生物(无论是否已培养)基因组的途径。基于基因组的方法目前正在显著推进我们对自然微生物种群的基因组内容、多样性、种群生物学和进化的现有认知。