Lake Lanier Metagenome

Lake Lanier is an important freshwater lake for the South East US as it represents the main source of drinking water for the Atlanta metropolitan area and is extremely popular with boaters, houseboats, jet skiers and others. To better characterize the microbial communities associated with human-impacted freshwater ecosystems, we have begun the systematic sampling of the lake Lanier microbial communities, in-situ and over time, using cutting-edge metagenomics and metatranscriptomics techniques.