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

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 technologie...

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Published in:The journal of microbiology 2021-03, Vol.59 (3), p.229-232
Main Author: Cho, Jang-Cheon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria - genetics
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biota
Ecology
Editorial
Life Sciences
Microbial Interactions
Microbiology
Microbiomes
Microbiota
Microorganisms
Next-generation sequencing
Pollution
State-of-the-art reviews
Tracking
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1225-8873
1976-3794
DOI:10.1007/s12275-021-0698-3