DNA sequencing as a tool to monitor marine ecological status

KD Goodwin, LR Thompson, B Duarte… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Many ocean policies mandate integrated, ecosystem-based approaches to marine
monitoring, driving a global need for efficient, low-cost bioindicators of marine ecological …

phyloFlash: rapid small-subunit rRNA profiling and targeted assembly from metagenomes

HR Gruber-Vodicka, BKB Seah, E Pruesse - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The small-subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) gene is the key marker in molecular ecology for all
domains of life, but it is largely absent from metagenome-assembled genomes that often are …

Uncovering the trimethylamine-producing bacteria of the human gut microbiota

S Rath, B Heidrich, DH Pieper, M Vital - Microbiome, 2017 - Springer
Background Trimethylamine (TMA), produced by the gut microbiota from dietary quaternary
amines (mainly choline and carnitine), is associated with atherosclerosis and severe …

From seabed to bedside: A review on promising marine anticancer compounds

E Wang, MA Sorolla, PD Gopal Krishnan, A Sorolla - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The marine environment represents an outstanding source of antitumoral compounds and,
at the same time, remains highly unexplored. Organisms living in the sea synthesize a wide …

Large-scale differences in microbial biodiversity discovery between 16S amplicon and shotgun sequencing

M Tessler, JS Neumann, E Afshinnekoo, M Pineda… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Modern metagenomic environmental DNA studies are almost completely reliant on next-
generation sequencing, making evaluations of these methods critical. We compare two next …

Genome reduction in an abundant and ubiquitous soil bacterium 'Candidatus Udaeobacter copiosus'

TE Brewer, KM Handley, P Carini, JA Gilbert… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Although bacteria within the Verrucomicrobia phylum are pervasive in soils around the
world, they are under-represented in both isolate collections and genomic databases. Here …

Metagenomic analysis reveals the shared and distinct features of the soil resistome across tundra, temperate prairie, and tropical ecosystems

X Qian, S Gunturu, J Guo, B Chai, JR Cole, J Gu… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background Soil is an important reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), but their
potential risk in different ecosystems as well as response to anthropogenic land use change …

A metagenomic assessment of microbial eukaryotic diversity in the global ocean

A Obiol, CR Giner, P Sánchez… - Molecular Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Surveying microbial diversity and function is accomplished by combining complementary
molecular tools. Among them, metagenomics is a PCR free approach that contains all …

Evaluation of different 16S rRNA gene V regions for exploring bacterial diversity in a eutrophic freshwater lake

J Zhang, X Ding, R Guan, C Zhu, C Xu, B Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Massive partial sequencing of 16S rRNA genes has become the predominant tool used for
studying microbial ecology. However, determining which hypervariable regions and primer …

Characterization of airborne antibiotic resistance genes from typical bioaerosol emission sources in the urban environment using metagenomic approach

Y Yang, R Zhou, B Chen, T Zhang, L Hu, S Zou - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The wide spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has attracted increasing concern.
However, the occurrence and diversity of ARGs in airborne particles remains to be …