Project description:Large amounts of carbon sequestered in permafrost are becoming available for microbial degradation. We investigated 1,529 microbial metagenome-assembled genomes recovered from our site to understand carbon processing in this environment. Metabolic reconstruction, supported by metatranscriptomic and metaproteomic data, revealed key populations involved in organic matter degradation, including bacteria encoding a pathway for xylose degradation only previously identified in fungi.
Project description:Groundwater samples were collected from five wells in Alberta, Canada. The sampling location and time are indicated in the table below. 13 to 29 genomes were assembled from each metagenome. Proteomic analyses were performed to investigate which genomes and genes were expressed in each well. Sample ID Location Latitude (NAD 83) Longitude (NAD 83) Sampling date 19GWC19026 218 Cluny 50.85 -112.84 30/07/2019 19GWC19028 114 Ross Creek 49.99 -110.46 31/07/2019 19GWC19045 265 Metiskow 52.42 -110.61 18/09/2019 19GWE00050 991 Cynthia 56.22 -117.81 04/09/2019 19GWE00515 33 Fort McMurray 56.98 -111.85 17/09/2019
