Metagenomes with Chloroflexi signatures from the reef sponge, Cinachyrella

The primary objective of this study is to describe local reef sponge Cinachyrella microbiome diversity, composition, and functional roles they occupy. Sponge metagenome sequences were assembled and binned into twenty-six high-quality Metagenomically Assembled Genomes (MAGs) and were taxonomically and functionally characterized. The most abundant MAG was identified as Chloroflexi.

本研究的核心目标为解析本地礁栖实球海绵属（Cinachyrella）海绵的微生物组多样性、群落组成及其所承担的生态功能。研究团队对该海绵的宏基因组序列进行组装与分箱，获得26个高质量宏基因组组装基因组（Metagenomically Assembled Genomes，MAGs），并完成了其分类学与功能学表征。丰度最高的MAG被鉴定为绿弯菌门（Chloroflexi）。