The phenomenon of microbial uncultivability

Highlights • Most of microbial diversity on the planet remains unexplored. • Accessing this diversity is critical for basic microbiology and pharmaceutical discovery. • Innovations in cultivation approaches produced a wealth of novel species. • These approaches provided insights into the nature of s...

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Published inCurrent opinion in microbiology Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 636 - 642
Main Author Epstein, SS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2013
Subjects
Bacteria - growth & development
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
biological models
dormancy
Environmental Microbiology
Microbiological Techniques - methods
microorganisms
Pathology
stochastic processes
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Summary:Highlights • Most of microbial diversity on the planet remains unexplored. • Accessing this diversity is critical for basic microbiology and pharmaceutical discovery. • Innovations in cultivation approaches produced a wealth of novel species. • These approaches provided insights into the nature of species that so far shunned cultivation. • The novel scout model accommodates the new knowledge and informs future cultivation efforts.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2013.08.003
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ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/j.mib.2013.08.003