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Table 8.3
Contributions to marine metagenomics and biotechnology
Authors
Origin of
sample(s)
Screening
method
Main targets
Industry
Reference
Methods
Rondon et al.
(2000)
Henne et al.
(2000)
Uchiyama et al.
(2005)
Kalyuzhanya
et al. (2008)
Soils
Soils (meadow,
field)
Groundwater
Lake sediment
Function based
Function based
SIGEX
C
1 substrates
Enzymes, antibacterial, hemolytic
activity
Lipases, esterases
Method, aromatic hydrocarbon
degradation
Group diversity/function
–
–
Patent
–
Diversity
Breitbart et al.
(2002)
Venter et al.
(2004)
Rusch et al.
(2007)
Yooseph et al.
(2007)
Surface seawater
Sargasso Sea
surface
Atlantic, Pacific
Oceans
Atlantic, Pacific
Oceans
–
–
–
–
Viral diversity
Microbial diversity
Microbial diversity
Microbial diversity
–
–
–