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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cermak N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047173 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
iScience 20200214 3
Synthetic bacterial communities are powerful tools for studying microbial ecology and evolution, as they enable rapid iteration between controlled laboratory experiments and theoretical modeling. However, their utility is hampered by the lack of fast, inexpensive, and accurate methods for quantifying bacterial community composition. Although next-generation amplicon sequencing can be very accurate, high costs (>$30 per sample) and turnaround times (>1 month) limit the nature and pace of experime ...[more]