Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease of the intestinal epithelium that is
characterized by the accumulation of mutations and a dysregulated immune response. Up to …

Complex microbial communities shape the dynamics of various environments, ranging from
the mammalian gastrointestinal tract to the soil. Advances in DNA sequencing technologies …

Sequencing-based analyses of microbiomes have traditionally focused on addressing the
question of community membership and profiling taxonomic abundance through amplicon …

The human gut microbiome represents a complex ecosystem contributing essential
functions to its host. Recent large-scale metagenomic studies have provided insights into its …

Background Increasing evidence connects the gut microbiota and the onset and/or
phenotype of Parkinson's disease (PD). Differences in the abundances of specific bacterial …

Abstract Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) combined with powerful bioinformatic
approaches are revolutionising food microbiology. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of …

The rate of caesarean section delivery (CSD) is increasing worldwide. It remains unclear
whether disruption of mother-to-neonate transmission of microbiota through CSD occurs and …

The improvement of sequencing technologies has facilitated generalization of metagenomic
sequencing, which has become a standard procedure for analyzing the structure and …

Background Metagenomics studies provide valuable insight into the composition and
function of microbial populations from diverse environments; however, the data processing …

The purpose of this review is to provide medical researchers, especially those without a
bioinformatics background, with an easy-to-understand summary of the concepts and …