The known diversity of bacteria and archaea has expanded by 44% through a collaborative effort involving more than 200 scientists. The work was enabled by the repositories of data and computational tools established and maintained by the Joint Genome Institute, KBase, and NERSC. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/11/10/uncovering-novel-genomes-from-earths-microbiomes/
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