Salinity Drives Functional and Taxonomic Diversities in Global Water Metagenomes.

ABSTRACT: A tight association between microbial function and taxonomy is the basis of functional prediction based on taxonomy, but such associations have been controversial in water biomes largely due to the probable prevalence of functional redundancy. However, previous studies on this topic used a relatively coarse resolution of ecosystem functioning, potentially inflating the estimated functional redundancy. Thus, a comprehensive evaluation of the association between high-resolution functional traits and taxonomic diversity obtained from fresh and saline water metagenomic data is urgently needed. Here, we examined 938 functionally and taxonomically annotated water metagenomes obtained worldwide to scrutinize the connection between function and taxonomy, and to identify the key driver of water met

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8591284 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature