Assessment of a metaviromic dataset generated from nearshore Lake Michigan

• DOI: 10.1071/mf15172
• Publication Date: 2015-11-04T04:17:00Z
• Authors: Siobhan C. Watkins; Neil Kuehnle; C. Anthony Ruggeri; Kema Malki; Katherine Bruder; Jinan Elayyan; Kristina Damisch; Naushin Vahora; Paul O'Malley; Brieanne Ruggles-...; Zachary Romer; Catherine Putonti
• Keywords: Human virome; Community; Dominance (genetics); Biogeochemical Cycle

Bacteriophages are powerful ecosystem engineers. They drive bacterial mortality rates and genetic diversity, affect microbially mediated biogeochemical processes on a global scale. This has been demonstrated in marine environments; however, phage communities have less studied freshwaters, despite representing potentially more diverse environment. Lake Michigan is one of the largest bodies freshwater planet, yet to date diversity its phages be examined. Here, we present composite survey viral ecology nearshore waters Michigan. Sequence analysis was performed using web server previously used analyse similar data. Our results revealed community DNA phages, largely comprising order Caudovirales. Within scope current study, virome demonstrates distinct community. Although several appeared hold dominance, further examination highlighted importance interrogating metagenomic data at genome level. We our study as baseline information for lake. In discuss highlight issues which may important studies particularly, light complexities associated with examining generally.