Long-read sequencing has made closed microbial genomes a routine task, and the dramatic increase in quality and quantity now paves the way to a complete microbial tree of life through genome-centric metagenomics.
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Albertsen, M. Long-read metagenomics paves the way toward a complete microbial tree of life. Nat Methods 20, 30–31 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-022-01726-6
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