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Foreword

Nature Reviews Microbiology 5, 755–757 (1 October 2007) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1762

Modern microbial seascapes

Edward F. Delong

Marine microbiology is a vital area of biological research that has important implications for the environment, climate change, ecology and biotechnology. Here, Edward DeLong discusses the selection of articles in this Focus issue, in the context of the challenges and opportunities that face microbial oceanographers today.