Service Description:
Metagenomic shotgun sequencing targets the entirety of the microbial genetic information contained in an environmental sample. The obtained community taxonomic profile can be further associated with the functional profile of known and unknown organism lineages. The complete sequences of protein-coding genes and full operons in the sequenced genomes can offer invaluable functional knowledge about the microbial communities inhabiting practical ecosystems under study. Metagenomic shot gun sequencing may provide genetic information on potentially novel biocatalysts orenzymes, genomic linkages between function and phylogeny for uncultured organisms, evolutionary profiles of community function and composition and much more.
Advantages of Metagenomic Shotgun Sequencing:
Cultivation-independent
Cost-effective,and time-efficient
Provide comprehensive information on community biodiversity and function
Bioinformatics Analysis:
Data quality control
Assembly
Species annotation
Gene prediction
Gene annotation
Species/Gene/Function abundance statistics and cluster analysis
Comparative analysis
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(More analysis upon request)
Analysis Flow:
