Metagenomics, sometimes referred to as environmental genomics, is the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples containing complex microbial communities, without isolating individual microbial species in laboratory culture. By bypassing the need for culture-based methods, metagenomics allows researchers to investigate the vast majority of microbial specie... https://timessquarereporter.com/others/metagenomics--the-study-of-microbial-communities-directly-from-environmental-samples