Figure 5.

Reconstructed β‐carotene module in the carotenoid synthesis pathway by metagenomics‐aided RACE in Yellow Sea.

A. Reconstructed beta‐carotene module in Synechococcus spp.

B. Reconstructed beta‐carotene module in Pelagibacter spp. The known pathways were obtained from the KEGG database.

Enzymes in red colour: found in mini‐metagenome guided shotgun data; with star markers: found in mini‐metagenomic data; in blue colour: not found in our data. [Colour figure can be viewed at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com]