Microbial population genomics and ecology.
The origins of biological complexity in microbial ecosystems are encoded within the collective genomes of the community. Cultivation-independent genomic studies provide direct access to the genomes of naturally occurring microbes, cultivated or not. Genome-enabled approaches are now significantly advancing current knowledge of genome content, diversity, population biology and evolution in natural microbial populations.
D004463:Ecology; D005827:Genetics, Microbial; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D023281:Genomics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA