Microbiome Differential Abundance Methods Produce Different Results Across 38 Datasets

Microbiome differential abundance methods produce different results across 38 datasets

Identifying differentially abundant microbes is a common goal of microbiome studies. Multiple methods are used interchangeably for this purpose in the literature. Yet, there are few large-scale studies systematically exploring the appropriateness of using these tools interchangeably, and the scale and significance of the differences between them. Here, we compare the performance of 14 differential abundance testing methods on 38 16S rRNA gene da…

NU Microbiome Lab Advances Kazakhstan on Global Science Geography

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — What if the key to fighting disease, aging well, and managing the effects of climate change was not a miracle drug, but microbes? At Nazarbayev University’s (NU) Microbiome Laboratory, that idea drives everything. Photo credit: Nazarbayev University Founded in 2011 and led by Professor Almagul Kushugulova, the lab has grown from a modest research group …

Microbiome changing disease or does it?

I know this won’t interest many people but it caught my attention…..but it is something I noticed many years ago before people bothered about microbiome….It was going to be a stud…