Metagenomic analysis of planktonic riverine microbial consortia using nanopore sequencing reveals insight into river microbe taxonomy and function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Riverine ecosystems are biogeochemical powerhouses driven largely by microbial communities that inhabit water columns and sediments. Because rivers are used extensively for anthropogenic purposes (drinking water, recreation, agriculture, and industry), it is essential to understand how these activities affect the composition of river microbial consortia. Recent studies have shown that river metagenomes vary considerably, suggesting that microbial community data should be included in broad-scale river ecosystem models. But such ecogenomic studies have not been applied on a broad "aquascape" scale, and few if any have applied the newest nanopore technology.

Results

We investigated the metagenomes of 11 rivers across 3 continents using MinION nanopore sequencing, a p

SUBMITTER: Reddington K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7285869 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature