13 Genomics:GTL Roadmap, August 2005 Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy The Microbial World: A Challenging Frontier e physical diversity of microbes reflects a commensurate underlying genetic and functional diversity—yielding a broad range of biochemical capabilities that sustain the planet. Diatoms (pictured above) are photosynthetic microorganisms that play a role in global carbon cycling and sequestration. Famous for their wide variety of intricately shaped silica walls, these organisms are abundant in plankton and in marine and freshwater sediments, often being found in fossil deposits. ©Stanley Flegler / Visuals Unlimited genomicsgtl.energy.gov
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13Genomics:GTL Roadmap, August 2005 Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy
The Microbial World: A Challenging Frontier
The physical diversity of microbes reflects a commensurate underlying genetic and functional diversity—yielding a broad range of biochemical capabilities that sustain the planet. Diatoms (pictured above) are photosynthetic microorganisms that play a role in global carbon cycling and sequestration. Famous for their wide variety of intricately shaped silica walls, these organisms are abundant in plankton and in marine and freshwater sediments, often being found in fossil deposits.
©Stanley Flegler / Visuals Unlimited
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