PICRUSt2: An improved and extensible approach for metagenome inference

GM Douglas, VJ Maffei, J Zaneveld, SN Yurgel… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
One major limitation of microbial community marker gene sequencing is that it does not
provide direct information on the functional composition of sampled communities. Here, we …

From defaults to databases: parameter and database choice dramatically impact the performance of metagenomic taxonomic classification tools

RJ Wright, AM Comeau… - Microbial Genomics, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
In metagenomic analyses of microbiomes, one of the first steps is usually the taxonomic
classification of reads by comparison to a database of previously taxonomically classified …

Metabolic roles of uncultivated bacterioplankton lineages in the northern Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”

JC Thrash, KW Seitz, BJ Baker, B Temperton, LE Gillies… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Marine regions that have seasonal to long-term low dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations,
sometimes called “dead zones,” are increasing in number and severity around the globe …

Localized hypoxia may have caused coral reef mortality at the Flower Garden Banks

AK Kealoha, SM Doyle, KEF Shamberger, JB Sylvan… - Coral Reefs, 2020 - Springer
Abstract On July 25, 2016, turbid water and dead corals, sponges and other invertebrates
were discovered at the East Bank (EB) of the Flower Garden Banks (FGB) National Marine …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic evidences for microbial carbon and nitrogen cycles in the deoxygenated seawaters of Bohai Sea

Y Han, M Zhang, X Chen, W Zhai, E Tan… - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Eutrophication-induced water deoxygenation occurs continually in coastal oceans, and
alters community structure, metabolic processes, and the energy shunt, resulting in a major …

Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics reveal broadly distributed, active, novel methanotrophs in the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone and in the marine water column

KL Howe, KW Seitz, LG Campbell… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM) hypoxic zone is a shallow water environment
where methane, a potent greenhouse gas, fluxes from sediments to bottom water and …

Microbial ecology of northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine waters

MW Henson, JC Thrash - mSystems, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Estuarine and coastal ecosystems are of high economic and ecological importance, owing
to their diverse communities and the disproportionate role they play in carbon cycling …

Long-term effects of duckweed cover on the performance and microbial community of a pilot-scale waste stabilization pond

Y Zhao, Q Tu, Y Yang, X Shu, W Ma, Y Fang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Duckweed-based ponds (DP), as a modified type of waste stabilization ponds
(WSP) are receiving growing attention due to the sustainable production of high-quality …

Mississippi river plume enriches microbial diversity in the northern gulf of Mexico

OU Mason, EJ Canter, LE Gillies, TK Paisie… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The Mississippi River (MR) serves as the primary source of freshwater and nutrients to the
northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM). Whether this input of freshwater also enriches microbial …

Distinct patterns of distribution, community assembly and cross-domain co-occurrence of planktonic archaea in four major estuaries of China

X Hu, Y Huang, G Gu, H Hu, H Yan, H Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Archaea are key mediators of estuarine biogeochemical cycles, but
comprehensive studies comparing archaeal communities among multiple estuaries with …