Metagenome Sequencing of Prokaryotic Microbiota Collected from Rivers in the Upper Amazon Basin | Zendy

Célio Dias Santos Júnior | Zendy; Luciano Takeshi Kishi | Zendy; Danyelle Toyama | Zendy; Andrea SoaresCosta | Zendy; Tereza Cristina Souza de Oliveira | Zendy; Fernando Pellon de Miranda | Zendy; Flávio HenriqueSilva | Zendy

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Metagenome Sequencing of Prokaryotic Microbiota Collected from Rivers in the Upper Amazon Basin

Author(s) -

Célio Dias Santos Júnior,

Luciano Takeshi Kishi,

Danyelle Toyama,

Andrea SoaresCosta,

Tereza Cristina Souza de Oliveira,

Fernando Pellon de Miranda,

Flávio HenriqueSilva

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

genome announcements

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2169-8287

DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01450-16

Subject(s) - metagenomics , amazon rainforest , amazon basin , biology , structural basin , microbiome , ecology , microbial population biology , bacteria , bioinformatics , gene , genetics , paleontology

Tropical freshwater environments, like rivers, are important reservoirs of microbial life. This study employed metagenomic sequencing to survey prokaryotic microbiota in the Solimões, Purus, and Urucu Rivers of the Amazon Basin in Brazil. We report a rich and diverse microbial community.

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