Microbiological communities, which include bacteria, single-celled organisms and nematodes, reveal a great deal of information about the state of soils. All around the world, a lot of research is being performed on this biodiversity at a genetic level, but third parties are not always able to put these research results to the best possible use. The reason is that he information recorded in databases varies in terms of quality. UFZ researchers have now built up a new metadata database for terrestrial metagenomes with over 15,000 datasets, which is intended to make work easier for scientists. This was published in the scientific journal Nucleic Acids Research.
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Source: Phys.org