Microbes controlling greenhouse gas emissions in lakes will be exmined

The broad aim of Sari's project is to study the active and potential metabolic pathways of the boreal freshwater microbiomes through various sequencing approaches. In the project, particular emphasis is on poorly studied oxygen depleted waters, which are major sources of greenhouse gases in the Boreal region.

The results will be used to provide a reference database of the microbial genomes from these environments for the research community. 

– This project will shed light to the role of boreal lakes in the global climate system. A concrete results coming from the project, a genomic guide, will be an important tool for the whole research community and will help to fill the gap in our current understanding of freshwater microbes not only in boreal lakes, but in all freshwater habitats, says Sari.