Metagenomics for Microbiology, Second Edition unveils the intricate and diverse world of microbial communities, emphasizing their critical roles in health, disease, and ecosystem functionality. This updated edition addresses the significant challenges in the field and introduces promising approaches to make metagenomics research more feasible. Through comprehensive revisions and over five new chapters, readers are equipped with the latest research data and analyses, advancing their understanding of microbial principles. Notably, this edition provides a robust foundation for the design and analysis of omics studies, focusing on technological underpinnings and practical applications. It remains an essential resource for characterizing microbial consortia.
- Describes updated methodologies with best-practice prescription, from sample to data analysis, for current metagenomic studies
- Updates on sample preparation, data production, data clean up, data analysis, statistics, and experimental biology, with accompanying descriptions
- Includes a new chapter on long read applications using Nanopore technology
- Provides a new chapter on probability distributions that underpin the structure of microbiome ecosystems
- Covers bio surveillance of diseases and biodefense
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-443-22377-8 (9780443223778)
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1. Steps in Metagenomics: We Insist, Let's Avoid Garbage in and Garbage Out2. Long read applications using Nanopore technology3. Taxonomic Microbiome Profiling4. Probability distributions underpinning the structure of microbiome ecosystems5. Longitudinal Microbiome Data Analysis6. Toward the Understanding of the Virome7. Metagenomics for biosurveillance of diseases and biodefense8. Gut microbiome of Invertebrates9. Oral microbiome as a model system to understand host microbiome interactions¿¿¿¿¿10. Research Developments in Microbiome Studies11. Promises and Prospects of Microbiome Studies
