Extended Data Fig. 4: Correlation of pairwise shared populations determined by comparing viral contigs and alpha subunit RNR genes.
From: Interaction dynamics and virus–host range for estuarine actinophages captured by epicPCR
Spearman’s Rank correlation of pairwise shared populations determined by comparing viral contigs and alpha subunit RNR genes. Shared viral populations between libraries from December 2012, May 2017, May 2018, August 2018, and December 2018 were compared. Each point represents the proportion of viral populations that were shared between two sample time points based on comparison of contigs > 5kb (x axis) and comparison of RNR genes only (y axis) (for example 50% of May 2017 viral populations were shared with May 2018 by analysis of contigs, 57% of May 2017 viral populations were shared with May 2018 by analysis of RNR genes only). RNR genes alone captured the seasonal diversity observed from viral contigs, making it a good marker gene for viral population diversity (Spearman’s Rho = 0.93, p = 0).
