Different types of data may suggest that microbes are synthesizing a particular metabolite, like the toxin microcystin. How confident would you be that the microbes are CURRENTLY synthesizing microcystin, based on the following data? Rank the data in order from "not confident" to "highly confident".A. Metaproteome analysis finds enzymes for the toxin synthesis pathway.B. Whole metagenomic sequencing finds genes for the toxin synthesis pathway.C. Amplicon analysis identifies species closely related to Microcystis.D. Meta-metabolome analysis finds intermediate molecules for the synthesis pathway, as well as the toxin itself.E. Metatranscriptome analysis finds mRNAs for the toxin synthesis pathway.
A. D, E, C, A, B
B. C, B, E, A, D
C. B, A, E, D, C
D. A, B, D, E, C
Answer: B
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