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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (15): 256-260.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.2013-2513

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Review of High-throughput Sequencing Techniques in Studies of Soil Microbial Diversity

Li Yan   

  • Received:2013-09-24 Revised:2013-10-28 Online:2014-05-25 Published:2014-05-25

Abstract: In order to illuminate the application prospects of high-throughput sequencing techniques in soil microbial diversity, this article gave a summarization and introduction of principles and advantages of common high-throughput sequencing techniques, including Solexa, 454 and Ion Torrent. The latest research advances of high- throughput sequencing techniques applications were reviewed in soil microbial species diversity, structures diversity, functions diversity and genes diversity. Finally, the application problems and the development tendency of high- throughput sequencing techniques used in soil microbial studies were summarized and discussed.