Open AccessBringing Culture to Bacteria
Author(s) -
Mirna Kvajo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2017.04.007
Subject(s) - biology , microbiome , bacteria , genome , crispr , phylum , microbiology and biotechnology , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene
Most bacteria are an uncultured lot. When taken from their environment, the vast majority won’t grow on petri dishes, leaving us in the dark about their identity. Some seem to need ingredients only found in their native surroundings, while others grow in places with physical and chemical conditions that are not easily replicated in the laboratory. Thus, cultivating the complete microbiome has been a long-standing challenge.
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