Microbial diversity: the importance of exploration and conservation.

Abstract:

:Microbial diversity is fundamental to maintenance and conservation of global genetic resources. As extreme environments are explored, the richness of microbial diversity is increasingly evident. Measures must be taken to estimate, record, and conserve microbial diversity, not only to sustain human health but also to enrich the human condition globally through wise use and conservation of genetic resources of the microbial world.

authors

Colwell RR

doi

10.1038/sj.jim.2900390

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-05-01 00:00:00

pages

302-7

issue

5

eissn

1367-5435

issn

1476-5535

journal_volume

18

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