This article aims to be a pragmatic primer into the field of metagenomics with special emphasis on the prospective contributions of metagenomics to the study of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). After an introduction into the concepts and methodologies of metagenomics and a discussion of the numerous emerging variations on the basic theme, there will follow a short overview of the success stories in metagenomics (the 'magic' in the title of this review), a brief discussion about the technical problems and unrealistic expectations that are sometimes associated with metagenomics (the 'menace'), and a shortlist of the lessons that can be learned by those that wish to explore the utility of metagenomics in the study of PGPR.
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Leveau, J. H. J. (2007). The magic and menace of metagenomics: Prospects for the study of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. In New Perspectives and Approaches in Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Research (pp. 279–300). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6776-1_5
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