Tag Archives: microbial community analysis

Signal Boosting a Comprehensive Review of eDNA and Metabarcoding Studies

Posted on 10 Apr, 2018 by Katharine Coykendall

Everything is meta these days – metabarcoding, metagenomics, and now meta blog posts that are reviews of reviews. Much like every ecologist at least dabbles in the molecular world, so most of those predisposed to molecular ecology and population genetics … Continue reading →

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Respect the old but seek out the new: Direct 16S rRNA-seq from bacterial communities

Posted on 2 Sep, 2016 by Kelle Freel

I think it’s fair to say that it’s an ongoing struggle to figure out what the heck microbes are doing in their natural environments, and who those microbes are. Clearly, there is no silver bullet that gives us all the … Continue reading →

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Microbes are going to infinity and beyond! Monitoring community changes on a simulated space station

Posted on 8 Jun, 2016 by Kelle Freel

As we’ve discussed previously here, understanding microbes in the natural and built environment around us, has implications related to human health and disease. It has turned out to be pretty tricky to clarify what is going on with our most … Continue reading →

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