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This study was supported by Department of Science and Technology, GoI, New Delhi. PG is thankful to DBT GoI, for financial support.

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Gupta, P., Vakhlu, J. Metagenomics: A Quantum Jump from Bacterial Genomics. Indian J Microbiol 51, 539–541 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-011-0231-1

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