Metagenomic analysis from Amazon river. Amazon river metagenome

The Amazon region has the largest hydrographic basin on the planet, the one that includes Amazon River. Besides, it shows a great biological diversity, including related to microorganisms, however, they are poorly studied. The microorganisms are responsible for most of the biogeochemical cycles that determine the terrestrial environment and the freshwater and marine ecosystems, and they can be largely explored in biotechnology. In this work it was used DNA extracted from Solimoes river filtered water, to study the microbial diversity, using metagenomics approaches.

亚马孙（Amazon）区域拥有全球规模最大的水文流域，其范围涵盖亚马孙河（Amazon River）。此外，该区域具备极高的生物多样性，其中亦包含微生物类群，但相关研究仍较为匮乏。微生物主导了绝大多数调控陆地环境、淡水与海洋生态系统的生物地球化学循环，同时其在生物技术领域具备可观的开发潜力。本研究采用宏基因组学（metagenomics）方法，以从索利蒙伊斯河（Solimoes River）过滤水体中提取的DNA为研究材料，对其微生物多样性展开分析。