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** Microbes ubiquitous and essential to life

• ** Microbes ubiquitous and essential to life

• Fundamental research: microbe diversity and evolution, ecology, biology

• Environment: Biosensors, bioremediation of contaminated soils, industrial treatment of wastewater

• Agriculture: Optimisation of natural plant fertilisation, rapid identification of pathogens responsible of emerging diseases

• Human nutrition and health: Search for new antibiotics, role of human gut microbes (microbiome) in nutrition and obesity

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