Metabolic Potential of Hypersaline Microbial Mats from Oman

326.3 MB of tabular results detail the metabolic potential encoded in metagenome-assembled genomes from hypersaline microbial mats. The data was published by Dimitri Meier on the figshare platform in April 2026. It provides processed outputs from a metagenomic analysis of a unique coastal ecosystem.

Use Cases

• Compare metabolic pathway abundances, such as those for carbon fixation or sulfur metabolism, across different microbial populations.
• Analyze gene counts for specific functional categories, like KEGG orthologs or enzyme commission numbers, to infer community function.
• Correlate genomic features from the assembled genomes with environmental parameters of the hypersaline mat habitat.
• Identify key microbial taxa contributing to specific biogeochemical processes based on their encoded metabolic profiles.

Strengths

• Data volume of 326.3 MB indicates substantial processed genomic information.
• Includes multiple accessible formats: TSV, GZ, and XLSX for different analysis workflows.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license allowing reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• The underlying raw sequence reads and assembly details are not included, limiting reproducibility.
• Sample size and number of distinct microbial mats analyzed are unknown from the description.
• Lacks direct environmental measurement data (e.g., salinity, temperature) for contextual integration.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Dimitri Meier.

Collection Method

Analysis of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) derived from microbial mat samples.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent publication.

Geography

Coastal microbial mats from Oman.