American Society for Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 6(79), p. 2096-2098, 2013
DOI: 10.1128/aem.03112-12
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ABSTRACT We isolated 1,264 bacterial strains from forest soils previously surveyed via pyrosequencing of rRNA gene amplicons. Conventional culturing techniques recovered a substantial proportion of the community, with isolates representing 22% of 98,557 total pyrotags. Growth characteristics of isolates indicated that ecological traits were associated with relative abundances of corresponding pyrotag operational taxonomic units.