Exploring life's hidden majority: microbial dark matter symposium highlights.

Flamholz ZN, Mulay SA, Leshyk V, Caporaso JG, Eisen JA, Kelly L, Lloyd KG, Osburn MR, Podar M, Roux S, Regberg SAB, Ruff SE, Tierney B, Tighe S, Trembath-Reichert E, Venkateswaran K, Woyke T, Locken KM, Sapers HM, Whiteson K

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DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00587-25
Published: 2026 Jul 28
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@article{allodium:10.1128/msphere.00587-25,
  title = {Exploring life's hidden majority: microbial dark matter symposium highlights.},
  author = {Flamholz ZN and Mulay SA and Leshyk V and Caporaso JG and Eisen JA and Kelly L and Lloyd KG and Osburn MR and Podar M and Roux S and Regberg SAB and Ruff SE and Tierney B and Tighe S and Trembath-Reichert E and Venkateswaran K and Woyke T and Locken KM and Sapers HM and Whiteson K},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {mSphere},
  doi = {10.1128/msphere.00587-25},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00587-25}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Exploring life's hidden majority: microbial dark matter symposium highlights.
AU  - Flamholz ZN
AU  - Mulay SA
AU  - Leshyk V
AU  - Caporaso JG
AU  - Eisen JA
AU  - Kelly L
AU  - Lloyd KG
AU  - Osburn MR
AU  - Podar M
AU  - Roux S
AU  - Regberg SAB
AU  - Ruff SE
AU  - Tierney B
AU  - Tighe S
AU  - Trembath-Reichert E
AU  - Venkateswaran K
AU  - Woyke T
AU  - Locken KM
AU  - Sapers HM
AU  - Whiteson K
PY  - 2026
JO  - mSphere
DO  - 10.1128/msphere.00587-25
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00587-25
ER  -

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ZN, F., SA, M., V, L., JG, C., JA, E., L, K., KG, L., MR, O., M, P., S, R., SAB, R., SE, R., B, T., S, T., E, T., K, V., T, W., KM, L., HM, S., & K, W. (2026). Exploring life's hidden majority: microbial dark matter symposium highlights.. mSphere. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00587-25

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