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Development of an environmental functional gene microarray for soil microbial communities.


ABSTRACT: Functional attributes of microbial communities are difficult to study, and most current techniques rely on DNA- and rRNA-based profiling of taxa and genes, including microarrays containing sequences of known microorganisms. To quantify gene expression in environmental samples in a culture-independent manner, we constructed an environmental functional gene microarray (E-FGA) consisting of 13,056 mRNA-enriched anonymous microbial clones from diverse microbial communities to profile microbial gene transcripts. A new normalization method using internal spot standards was devised to overcome spotting and hybridization bias, enabling direct comparisons of microarrays. To evaluate potential applications of this metatranscriptomic approach for studying microbes in environmental samples, we tested the E-FGA by profiling the microbial activity of agricultural soils with a low or high flux of N?O. A total of 109 genes displayed expression that differed significantly between soils with low and high N?O emissions. We conclude that mRNA-based approaches such as the one presented here may complement existing techniques for assessing functional attributes of microbial communities.

SUBMITTER: McGrath KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2976231 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development of an environmental functional gene microarray for soil microbial communities.

McGrath Ken C KC   Mondav Rhiannon R   Sintrajaya Regina R   Slattery Bill B   Schmidt Susanne S   Schenk Peer M PM  

Applied and environmental microbiology 20100917 21


Functional attributes of microbial communities are difficult to study, and most current techniques rely on DNA- and rRNA-based profiling of taxa and genes, including microarrays containing sequences of known microorganisms. To quantify gene expression in environmental samples in a culture-independent manner, we constructed an environmental functional gene microarray (E-FGA) consisting of 13,056 mRNA-enriched anonymous microbial clones from diverse microbial communities to profile microbial gene  ...[more]

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