ʻO ka metatranscriptome sequencing e hōʻike ana i ka hōʻike gene o nā microbes (ʻo nā eukaryotes a me nā prokaryotes) i loko o nā wahi kūlohelohe (ʻo ia hoʻi ka lepo, ka wai, ke kai, nā feces, a me ka ʻōpū.). o nā ʻano, ka loiloi hoʻonui hana o nā ʻano genes i hōʻike ʻia, a me nā mea hou aku.