Definition of the Metagenomic Profile of Ocean Water Samples From the Gulf of Mexico Based on Comparison With Reference Samples From Sites Worldwide.

ABSTRACT: Computational and statistical analysis of shotgun metagenomes can predict gene abundance and is helpful for elucidating the functional and taxonomic compositions of environmental samples. Gene products are compared against physicochemical conditions or perturbations to shed light on the functions performed by the microbial community of an environmental sample; however, this information is not always available. The present study proposes a method for inferring the metabolic potential of metagenome samples by constructing a reference based on determining the probability distribution of the counts of each enzyme annotated. To test the methodology, we used marine water samples distributed worldwide as references. Then, the references were utilized to compare the annotated enzymes of two differ

SUBMITTER: Loza A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8846951 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature