Table 1.
Summary of HTS studies of microorganisms in the Baltic Sea
| No. of sampling locations/time points | Sequencing platform | Target DNA/RNA—reads/genes | Number of sequenced reads | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/1 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA all genes and—16S rRNA | ~20 900 000 1 247 371 16S rRNA | Dupont et al. (2014) |
| 21/1 | 454 Pyro-sequencing & Illumina | DNA—all cyanobacterial genes | 698 865 (454 reads) 7 458 747 084 (Illumina reads) | Larsson et al. (2014) |
| 60/Mesocosm | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA—16S rRNA | 135 037 | Herlemann et al. (2014) |
| 3/1 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA—all genes | 1 205 630 | Thureborn et al. (2013) |
| 16/Mesocosm | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA—16S rRNA | 97 582 | Dinasquet et al. (2013) |
| 215/1 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA—all genes (genome binning) | 37 658 923 | Herlemann et al. (2013) |
| 10/12 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA/RNA—nifH | 79 090 | Farnelid et al. (2013) |
| 5 Sampling procedures/1 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | RNA—all genes | 190 262 | Feike et al. (2012) |
| 213/1 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA—16S rRNA | 224 076a | Herlemann et al. (2011) |
| 11/1 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA—16S rRNA | 36 108 | Koskinen et al. (2011) |
| 1/8 | 454 Pyro-sequencing | DNA—16S rRNA | 162 256 | Andersson et al. (2010) |
aCalculated based on sample average