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Progress in metagenomics requires a balanced appraisal of the available technologies

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  1. Molecular Biology, LGC, Queens Road, Teddington, TW11 0LY, UK

    J. F. Huggett & C. A. Foy

  2. Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK

    D. J. Studholme & T. Laver

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Huggett, J.F., Studholme, D.J., Laver, T. et al. Progress in metagenomics requires a balanced appraisal of the available technologies. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 32, 1097–1098 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-013-1842-8

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