Molecular ecological network analyses

• Published in: BMC bioinformatics Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 113
• Main Authors: Deng, Ye, Jiang, Yi-Huei, Yang, Yunfeng, He, Zhili, Luo, Feng, Zhou, Jizhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.05.2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Bioinformatics; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Community structure; Competition; Computational Biology - methods; Computer programs; Connectivity; Construction contracts; Construction methods; Data processing; DNA microarrays; Ecological association; Ecological network; Ecology; Ecology - methods; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Genes, rRNA; Mathematical & Computational Biology; Matrices; Metagenomics - methods; Methodology; Methods; Microbial activity; Microbial community; Microbiological ecology; Microbiology; Network interaction; Phylogenetics; Random Matrix Theory; RNA; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA; Software; Soil - analysis; Soil acidity; Soil Microbiology; Soil pH; Soil temperature; Statistics; Studies; Temperature; Theory; Iran

Understanding the interaction among different species within a community and their responses to environmental changes is a central goal in ecology. However, defining the network structure in a microbial community is very challenging due to their extremely high diversity and as-yet uncultivated statu...