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Scientists used rRNA as a proxy for activity to quantify the relative specific activities (rRNA/ribosomal DNA [rDNA or rRNA genes]) of the eubacterial populations from a representative site in the Pacific Ocean and to identify locations or clades for which there are uncouplings between specific activity and abundance. They show that although there is an overall positive relationship between the abundances (rDNAs) and activities (rRNAs) among populations of the bacterial community, for some populations these measures are uncoupled. [Source: Applied & Environmental Microbiology]
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