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A wide diversity of microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and microalgae, are found in marine habitats. Although there has been much progress in describing the diversity of marine bacteria and archaea, we still know very little about the “role” of these microbes (1).
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Benito, J.M., Lovrich, G.A., Siñeriz, F., Abate, C.M. (2004). Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Seawater Bacteria. In: Walker, J.M., Spencer, J.F.T., Ragout de Spencer, A.L. (eds) Environmental Microbiology. Methods in Biotechnology, vol 16. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-765-3:003
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