RT Journal Article T1 Influence of 16S rRNA target region on the outcome of microbiome studies in soil and saliva samples A1 Soriano-Lerma, Ana A1 Pérez-Carrasco, Virginia A1 Sánchez-Marañón, Manuel A1 Ortiz-González, Matilde A1 Sánchez-Martín, Victoria A1 Gijón, Juan A1 Navarro-Mari, José María A1 García-Salcedo, José Antonio A1 Soriano, Miguel K1 RNA, ribosomal, 16S K1 Saliva K1 Microbiota K1 Soil K1 Bacteria K1 Biomarkers K1 ARN ribosómico 16S K1 Suelo K1 Bacterias K1 Biomarcadores AB Next generation sequencing methods are widely used in evaluating the structure and functioning of microbial communities, especially those centered on 16S rRNA subunit. Since Illumina Miseq, the most used sequencing platform, does not allow the full sequencing of 16S rRNA gene, this study aims to evaluate whether the choice of different target regions might affect the outcome of microbiome studies regarding soil and saliva samples. V1V3, V3V4, V4V5 and V6V8 domains were studied, finding that while some regions showed differences in the detection of certain bacterial taxa and in the calculation of alpha diversity, especially in soil samples, the overall effect did not compromise the differentiation of any sample type in terms of taxonomic analysis at the genus level. 16S rRNA target regions did affect the detection of specific bacteria related to soil quality and development, and microbial genera used as health biomarkers in saliva. V1V3 region showed the closest similarity to internal sequencing control mock community B, suggesting it might be the most preferable choice regarding data reliability. PB Springer Nature YR 2020 FD 2020-08-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4402 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4402 LA en NO Soriano-Lerma A, Pérez-Carrasco V, Sánchez-Marañón M, Ortiz-González M, Sánchez-Martín V, Gijón J, et al. Influence of 16S rRNA target region on the outcome of microbiome studies in soil and saliva samples. Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 12;10(1):13637 DS RISalud RD Apr 8, 2025