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CaDAVEr: a metagenome-assembled genome catalog of microbial decomposers across vertebrate environments

NCJ Number
310824
Journal
Microbiology Resource Announcements Volume: 14 Issue: 11 Dated: s2025
Date Published
2025
Author(s)
Valerie A. Seitz; Bridget B. McGivern; Michael Shaffer; Mikayla A. Borton; Aeriel D. Belk; Parsa Ghadermazi; Cameron Martino; Liat Shenhav; Liat Shenhav; Pixu Shi; Alexandra Emmons; Heather Deel; Zhenjiang Zech Xu; Victoria Nieciecki; Qiyun Zhu; Kalen Cantrell; Asa Ben-Hur; Sasha C. Reed; Greg C. Humphry; Gail Ackermann; Daniel McDonald; Siu Hung Joshua Chan; Melissa Connor; Derek A. Boyd; Jake Smith; Jenna M. S. Watson; Giovanna Vidoli; Dawnie Steadman; Aaron M. Lynne; Sibyl Bucheli; David O. Carter; Zachary M. Burcham; Rob Knight; Kelly C. Wrighton; Jessica L. Metcalf
Abstract

Microbial degradation of organic matter is a fundamental Earth process, yet a mechanistic understanding of microbial metabolisms and successional ecology involved in decomposition remains poorly understood. Here, we announce the recovery of 277 cadaver-associated soil metagenome-assembled genomes to enhance our understanding of vertebrate decomposition microbial processes.

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Date Published: January 1, 2025

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