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ArticleMolecular ecology resources2025

Quantifying Soil Microbiome Abundance by Metatranscriptomics and Complementary Molecular Techniques-Cross-Validation and Perspectives.

Mathilde Borg Dahl, Stella Brachmann, Andrea Söllinger, Marina Schnell, Laureen Ahlers, Magdalena Wutkowska, Katharina J Hoff, Neetika Nath, Verena Groß, Haitao Wang and 13 more

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Article in Molecular ecology resources, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Mathilde Borg DahlDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-2543
Stella BrachmannDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Andrea SöllingerDepartment of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Marina SchnellDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Laureen AhlersDepartment of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Magdalena WutkowskaInstitute of Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Katharina J HoffInstitute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Neetika NathInstitute of Bioinformatics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Verena GroßDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Haitao WangDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Micha WeilDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Marc PiechaDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Marc SchafferInterfaculty Institute of Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Corinna JensenInterfaculty Institute of Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Andreas W KussInterfaculty Institute of Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Christoph GallDepartment of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Erika WimmerArchaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas PribasnigArchaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Alexander Tøsdal TveitDepartment of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4163-3416
Bjarni D SigurdssonAgricultural University of Iceland, Hvanneyri, Iceland.
Christa SchleperArchaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Andreas RichterDepartment of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Tim UrichDepartment of Bacterial Physiology, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft BO 5559/1-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft INST 292/146-1 FUGBDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft UR198/7-1HORIZON EUROPE European Innovation Council 813114Research Council of NorwayThe Czech Science Foundation 21-17322M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Linking meta-omics and biogeochemistry approaches in soils has remained challenging. This study evaluates the use of an internal RNA extraction standard and its potential for making quantitative estimates of a given microbial community size (biomass) in soil metatranscriptomics. We evaluate commonly used laboratory protocols for RNA processing, metatranscriptomic sequencing and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Metatranscriptomic profiles from soil samples were generated using two library preparation protocols and prepared in triplicates. RNA extracted from pure cultures of Saccharolobus solfataricus was added to the samples as an internal nucleic acid extraction standard (NAE

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BacteriaGene Expression ProfilingMetagenomicsMicrobiotaSoil MicrobiologyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSoilTranscriptomeRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSoilbiomass estimatesextraction standardmetatranscriptomicsquantitative transcriptomicsRNA

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PMID40459094
PMCPMC12415835

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