Big data abound in microbiology, but the workflows designed to enable researchers to interpret
data can constrain the biological questions that can be asked. Five years after anvi’o was …

Microorganisms play a crucial role in mediating global biogeochemical cycles in the marine
environment. By reconstructing the genomes of environmental organisms through …

Metagenomics has become an integral part of defining microbial diversity in various
environments. Many ecosystems have characteristically low biomass and few cultured …

The Tara Oceans Expedition has provided large, publicly-accessible microbial metagenomic
datasets from a circumnavigation of the globe. Utilizing several size fractions from the …

The remineralization of organic material via heterotrophy in the marine environment is
performed by a diverse and varied group of microorganisms that can specialize in the type of …

As the importance of microbiome research continues to become more prevalent and essential
to understanding a wide variety of ecosystems (eg marine, built, host associated, etc.), …

The colony-forming cyanobacteria Trichodesmium spp. are considered one of the most
important nitrogen-fixing genera in the warm, low nutrient ocean. Despite this central …

Karst estuaries are unique systems governed by freshwater inputs that flow directly to the
sea through karst conduits and/or matrices. Because they are found at the interface between …

The subseafloor is a vast habitat that supports microorganisms that have a global scale
impact on geochemical cycles. Many of the endemic microbial communities inhabiting the …

Water column samples from the island of Mallorca, Spain were collected from one site in
Cova des Pas de Vallgornera (Vallgornera) and three sites (Llac Martel, Llac Negre, and Llac …