Table 2.
Plant-associated metagenomic data set availability in publicly available databases.
| Search term | ENA- SRA metagenomes | MG-Rast metagenomes | IMG metagenomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhizoplane | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| Rhizosphere | 1450 | 137 | 78 |
| Phyllosphere | 33 | 25 | 33 |
| Endophyte | 552 | 0 | 0 |
| Endosphere | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nodule | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roots | 112 | 12 | 1 |
| Rice Paddy | 77 | 23 | 0 |
| Root-associated fungus | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoot | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Leaf | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Pollen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Moss | 748 | 1 | 6 |
| “Plant” (unspecified) | 469 | 0 | 0 |
Counts refer to total number of discreet data sets, including biological and technical replicates.