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Anyone who has tried extracting DNA from difficult environmental samples knows that nothing about the process is guaranteed. In our recent study, “ An effective DNA extraction protocol optimized for tropical swamp peat samples ”, published at Microbiology Spectrum, we faced exactly this kind of challenge. Tropical peat soils are full of organic compounds and inhibitors that routinely break standard extraction workflows. What made the difference was iteration and patience : ad

Our new paper, “A catalog of metagenome-assembled genomes from Amazonian forest and pasture soils,”  led by Dr. Andressa Venturini , is now published in Microbiology Resource Announcements. Read it here This study highlights the importance of exploring the microbial diversity of Amazonian soils and understanding how land-use change can influence these unique communities. Expanding genomic knowledge from such environments is essential for advancing soil microbiology and envir