Hi all! Please check out @markoterzin.bsky.social's new paper in Microbiome investigating the relative reliability of taxonomy vs metagenomic gene predictions as bioindicators of 17 physicochemical variables (temp, nitrogen, etc) on the Great Barrier Reef.
Spoiler: genes > taxonomy.
Link below.
Spoiler: genes > taxonomy.
Link below.
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https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-024-01972-0