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The piranha gut microbiome provides a selective lens into river water biodiversity - Scientific Reports

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By Sheila Da Silva, Paton Vuong, Alane Beatriz Vermelho, David Beale, Andrew Bissett, Parwinder Kaur, Andrew Steven Whiteley
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Abstract Advances in omics technologies have enabled the in-depth study of microbial communities and their metabolic profiles from all environments. Here metagenomes were sampled from piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus) and from river water from the Rio São Benedito (Amazon Basin). Shotgun metagenome sequencing was used to explore diversity and to test whether fish microbiomes are a good proxy for river microbiome studies.
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