New, rapid, and low-cost approach can be applied to many species.
Genome variability helps explain why Emiliania huxleyi canflourish in diverse ocean habitats.
2010 oil spill reduced diversity, but some species were unaffected.
Tool simplifies workflow for DNA sample preparation to finished sequence.
Low abundance microbes may do more than their share of carbon cycling in the ocean.
A microbe not known for cellulose degradation has 15 cellulases that may improve biofuel production.
Insights into the origin of ligninases can help develop processes to convert biomass into bioenergy.
A polar alga with lipid metabolism enzymes may prove useful harnessing algae for biodiesel production.
Microbial communities solve environmental contamination.
