Environment-dependent convergence of functional composition in microbial communities

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K07214
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Ecology/Environment
• Research Institution: National Institute of Genetics (2016-2017); Tokyo Institute of Technology (2015)
• Principal Investigator: Mori Hiroshi 国立遺伝学研究所, 生命情報研究センター, 助教 (40610837)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 細菌群集 / メタゲノム / バイオインフォマティクス / データベース

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed 16S rRNA gene amplicon and metagenomic sequence analysis pipeline MeGAP2. Using MeGAP2, we have inferred taxonomic composition and functional composition of each 16S rRNA gene amplicon and metagenomic sequencing sample in public INSDC DRA database. In addition, we have annotated the environment information of each sample by using Metagenome/Microbes Environmental Ontology. By comparing taxonomic composition and functional composition, we have identified more than 200 sample pairs of possibly causing environment-dependent convergence of functional composition in microbial communities.

Free Research Field

微生物生態学・ゲノムインフォマティクス