Metagenomics & Microbial Diversity
Overview
Metagenomics is the study of the genomic content in a complex sample. The two primary goals of this approach are to characterize the organisms present in a sample and identify what roles each organism has within a specific environment. Metagenomics samples are found nearly everywhere, including several microenvironments within the human body, soil samples, extreme environments such as deep mines and the various layers within the ocean.
The Genome Sequencer FLX System enables a comprehensive view into the diversity and metabolic profile of an environmental habitat. The system's long reads ensure the enormous specificity needed to compare sequenced reads against DNA or protein databases. The platform is ideal for counting environmental gene tags to analyze the relative abundance of microbial species under varying environmental conditions.
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