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| Title |
An introduction to the analysis of shotgun metagenomic data
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Plant Science, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpls.2014.00209 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thomas J. Sharpton |
| Abstract |
Environmental DNA sequencing has revealed the expansive biodiversity of microorganisms and clarified the relationship between host-associated microbial communities and host phenotype. Shotgun metagenomic DNA sequencing is a relatively new and powerful environmental sequencing approach that provides insight into community biodiversity and function. But, the analysis of metagenomic sequences is complicated due to the complex structure of the data. Fortunately, new tools and data resources have been developed to circumvent these complexities and allow researchers to determine which microbes are present in the community and what they might be doing. This review describes the analytical strategies and specific tools that can be applied to metagenomic data and the considerations and caveats associated with their use. Specifically, it documents how metagenomes can be analyzed to quantify community structure and diversity, assemble novel genomes, identify new taxa and genes, and determine which metabolic pathways are encoded in the community. It also discusses several methods that can be used compare metagenomes to identify taxa and functions that differentiate communities. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 37 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 32% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 5% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 11 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 20 | 54% |
| Members of the public | 16 | 43% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 2,116 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | <1% |
| Germany | 6 | <1% |
| Canada | 5 | <1% |
| Brazil | 4 | <1% |
| France | 4 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 20 | <1% |
| Unknown | 2040 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 510 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 338 | 16% |
| Researcher | 330 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 224 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 113 | 5% |
| Other | 247 | 12% |
| Unknown | 354 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 736 | 35% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 423 | 20% |
| Environmental Science | 120 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 86 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 63 | 3% |
| Other | 260 | 12% |
| Unknown | 428 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 64. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 May 2023.
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