Marine Microbial Metagenomics: From Individual to the Environment

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Ching-Hung Tseng¹ 

[1]Bioinformatics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan

[2] E-Mail:

关键词: bacteria;    environmental genomics;    metagenomics;    microbial ecology;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms15058878

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Microbes are the most abundant biological entities on earth, therefore, studying them is important for understanding their roles in global ecology. The science of metagenomics is a relatively young field of research that has enjoyed significant effort since its inception in 1998. Studies using next-generation sequencing techniques on single genomes and collections of genomes have not only led to novel insights into microbial genomics, but also revealed a close association between environmental niches and genome evolution. Herein, we review studies investigating microbial genomics (largely in the marine ecosystem) at the individual and community levels to summarize our current understanding of microbial ecology in the environment.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland