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Oct 2026
Using the housekeeping gene cpn60 as a marker for microbial community profiling and viability assessment
High-throughput sequencing has revolutionized microbiome research, yet distinguishing viable from nonviable microbes in complex communities remains challenging. Microbial viability underlines microbiome function, which is mostly driven by living, active members. Transcriptional activity of genes has been suggested...
Ya Wang, Kelsey N. Thompson, Sagun Maharjan et al.
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