Chapter 34
Approaches to Understanding Population Level Functional Diversity in a Microbial Community
Devaki Bhaya,
Devaki Bhaya
Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDevaki Bhaya,
Devaki Bhaya
Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Frans J. de Bruijn,
Frans J. de Bruijn
Laboratory of Plant Micro-organism Interaction, CNRS-INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 16 September 2011
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Cyanobacteria in the Environment
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Microbial Mats and Biofilms
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Metabolism and Diel Cycling Events in the Mat
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Classical Molecular Techniques to Study Community Structure and Members of the Cyanobacterial Lineage
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Genomic Content and Architecture of Two Related Synechococcus isolates
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Analysis of Functional Categories in the Genome and Unique Genes in the Genomes and their Likely Roles in Adaptation
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Obtaining Axenic Cultures and the Advantages of Using them to Study Ecologically Relevant Questions
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In Situ Transcriptomics to Probe Diel Cycles in Photosynthesis and Other Pathways
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Evidence of Recent Acquisition or Loss of Nutrient Utilization Pathways
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Microbial Mat Metagenomics: Advantages and Challenges
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The Potential Role of Lateral Gene Transfer, Transposons, and Viruses in the Creation of Variant Populations in Microbial Mats
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Future Directions
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