Metagenomic characterization of a harmful algal bloom using nanopore sequencing
Schafran, P. W.; Cai, V.; Yang, H.-P.; Li, F.-W.
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Water bodies around the world are increasingly threatened by harmful algal blooms (HABs) under current trends of rising water temperature and nutrient load. Metagenomic characterization of HABs can be combined with water quality and environmental data to better understand and predict the occurrence of toxic events. However, standard short-read sequencing typically yields highly fragmented metagenomes, preventing direct connection of genes to a single genome. Using Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, we were able to obtain high quality metagenome-assembled genomes, and show that dominant organisms in a HAB are readily identified, though different analyses disagreed on the identity of rare taxa. Genes from diverse functional categories were found not only in the most dominant genera, but also in several less common ones. Using simulated datasets, we show that the Flongle flowcell may provide an option for HAB monitoring with less data, at the expense of failing to detect rarer organisms and increasing fragmentation of the metagenome. Based on these results, we believe that Nanopore sequencing provides a fast, portable, and affordable method for studying HABs.
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