Omics-based microbiome analysis in microbial ecology: from sequences to information

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Abstract

Microbial ecology is the study of microorganisms present in nature. It particularly focuses on microbial interactions with any biota and with surrounding environments. Microbial ecology is entering its golden age with innovative multi-omics methods triggered by next-generation sequencing technologies. However, the extraction of ecologically relevant information from ever-increasing omics data remains one of the most challenging tasks in microbial ecology. This special issue includes 11 review articles that provide an overview of the state of the art of omics-based approaches in the field of microbial ecology, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of omics data, environmental pollution tracking, interactions in microbiomes, and viral ecology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-232
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Microbiology
Volume59
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

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© 2021, The Microbiological Society of Korea.

Keywords

  • microbial interaction
  • microbiome
  • omics
  • source tracking
  • viral ecology

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