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Water samples were collected over two years, and modern genome sequencing technologies were used to decode the genes and genome…
“In surface waters, microbial genomes are much smaller, and their proteins contain less nitrogen—a logical adaptation in this nitrogen-starved environment,” said Daniel Mende, post-doctoral researcher at the UHM School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and lead author on the paper…
“These results suggest that the availability of nutrients in the environment may actually shape how microbial genomes and proteins evolve in the wild,” said DeLong.
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“These new data will provide an important tool for understanding the nature and function of the ocean‘s microbiome today, as well as help predict its trajectory into the future,” said DeLong.
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