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Kolton M, Weston DJ, Mayali X, Weber PK, McFarlane KJ, Pett-Ridge J, Somoza MM, Lietard J, Glass JB, Lilleskov EA, et al. Defining the Sphagnum Core Microbiome across the North American Continent Reveals a Central Role for Diazotrophic Methanotrophs in the Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles of Boreal Peatland Ecosystems. mBio. 2022;13(1). doi:10.1128/mbio.03714-21
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