By Michael Hoggard and Carmen Astudillo Garcia, University of Auckland
The rapid development and extraordinary cost reductions of next-generation sequencing technologies has greatly increased data on the functioning of complex microbial communities.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/genomics-aotearoa/2021/09/03/understanding-life-in-our-waterways-through-metagenomics/