Comparative metagenomics of natural and artificial ponds of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil using nanopore sequencing

Abstract

A comparative metagenomic analysis was performed from nanopore sequencing data from natural and artificial ponds located in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest biome, in Brazil, to gather information on the biodiversity of microorganisms and genes involved with secondary metabolites, including toxins and antibiotic resistance genes. Together with our recent, firstly reported, metagenomic analysis of surface water from the Guarapiranga reservoir, which supplies drinking water for millions of people in the São Paulo metropolitan area, these data may help to bring new cues about the pollution impact on microbial diversity in aquatic ecosystems. An interactive metagenomic visualisation is available at stevanilab.com/metagenomics.