Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity

Paul Carini; Patrick J. Marsden; Jonathan W. Leff; Emily E. Morgan; Michael S. Strickland; Noah Fierer

doi:10.1101/043372

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Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity

View ORCID ProfilePaul Carini, Patrick J. Marsden, Jonathan W. Leff, Emily E. Morgan, Michael S. Strickland, View ORCID ProfileNoah Fierer

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Paul Carini

1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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Patrick J. Marsden

2Department of Chemistry, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO 80217

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Jonathan W. Leff

1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

3Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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Emily E. Morgan

1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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Michael S. Strickland

4Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA 24061

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Noah Fierer

1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

3Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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For correspondence: Paul.Carini@gmail.com Noah.Fierer@colorado.edu

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Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity

Paul Carini, Patrick J. Marsden, Jonathan W. Leff, Emily E. Morgan, Michael S. Strickland, Noah Fierer

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Paul Carini, Patrick J. Marsden, Jonathan W. Leff, Emily E. Morgan, Michael S. Strickland, Noah Fierer

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