Table 1.
Metagenomes | Non-selective metatranscriptomes | Poly(A)-selective metatranscriptomes | |
---|---|---|---|
Data type |
Total community DNA |
Total community mRNA |
Eukaryotic community mRNAa |
# Stations sampled |
6 |
6 |
6 |
# Size fractions sampled |
2 |
2 |
1 |
# Replicates |
2 |
2 |
2 |
# Samples |
24 |
24 |
12 |
# Raw reads |
3.68 × 108 |
8.12 × 108 |
4.61 × 108 |
# Joined reads post QC |
9.50 × 107 |
1.62 × 108 |
1.01 × 108 |
Average joined read length (bp) |
205 |
190 |
185 |
# rRNA reads |
- |
9.53 × 107 |
2.34 × 105 |
# Potential protein-encoding reads | 9.44 × 107 | 6.52 × 107 | 9.86 × 107 |
aThe selective metatranscriptomes captured poly(A)-tailed transcripts and are therefore systematically biased against transcripts from eukaryotic organelles. #, number of; QC, quality control.