Scientists map Great Barrier Reef's microbiome for first time
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Australian researchers analyzed DNA from 48 reefs and documented over 800,000 microbial genomes, identifying 876 new bacterial species and 360,000 distinct viruses, creating an open-access Great Barrier Reef Microbial Genomes Database.
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