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- Title
Metagenomics: A New Direction in Ecology.
- Authors
Vecherskii, M. V.; Semenov, M. V.; Lisenkova, A. A.; Stepankov, A. A.
- Abstract
The prospects for application of metagenomic technologies in environmental studies are discussed. The advantages in investigating the taxonomic composition of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, as well as examples of trophic and phoric relationships found in ecosystems using the metagenomic approach, are described. The capabilities of metagenomics to study prokaryotic communities in complicated environments such as soils or animal intestines are shown. The role of relic DNA in the metagenome and the possibilities to study ancient organisms are highlighted. Particular attention is paid to the criticism of metagenomic technologies related to the low reproducibility of the sequencing data. Common methodological mistakes in bioinformatics processing of metagenomic data leading to misleading results are considered.
- Subjects
METAGENOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL sciences; ENVIRONMENTAL soil science; SOIL animals
- Publication
Biology Bulletin, 2021, Vol 48, pS107
- ISSN
1062-3590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S1062359022010150