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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2023

Decoding the microbial universe with metagenomics: a brief insight.

Hiral G Chaudhari, Shobha Prajapati, Zuhour Hussein Wardah, Gopal Raol, Vimalkumar Prajapati, Rajesh Patel, Ali A Shati, Mohammad Y Alfaifi, Serag Eldin I Elbehairi, R Z Sayyed

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Targeted Metagenomics Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  12. Vector-borne pathogen surveillance in a metagenomic world.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Hiral G ChaudhariShri Alpesh N. Patel PG Institute of Science and Research, Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
Shobha PrajapatiDepartment of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India.
Zuhour Hussein WardahShri Alpesh N. Patel PG Institute of Science and Research, Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
Gopal RaolShri R. P. Arts, Shri K.B. Commerce, and Smt. BCJ Science College, Khambhat, Gujarat, India.
Vimalkumar PrajapatiDivision of Microbial and Environmental Biotechnology, Aspee Shakilam Biotechnology Institute, Navsari Agricultural University, Surat, Gujarat, India.
Rajesh PatelDepartment of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India.
Ali A ShatiBiology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Y AlfaifiBiology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Serag Eldin I ElbehairiBiology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
R Z SayyedDepartment of Microbiology, PSGVP Mandal's S I Patil Arts, G B Patel Science and STKV Sangh Commerce College, Shahada, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major part of any biological system on earth involves microorganisms, of which the majority are yet to be cultured. The conventional methods of culturing microbes have given fruitful outcomes yet have limitations. The curiosity for better understanding has led to the development of culture-independent molecular methods that help push aside the roadblocks of earlier methods. Metagenomics unifies the scientific community in search of a better understanding of the functioning of the ecosystem and its component organisms. This approach has opened a new paradigm in advanced research. It has brought to light the vast diversity and novelty among microbial communities and their genomes. This review focuses on the development of this field over time, the techniques and analysis of data generated through sequencing platforms, and its prominent interpretation and representation.

Indexed as

amplicon sequencingmetagenomicsmicrobial diversitymicrobiomeNGS, next-generation sequencingshotgun sequencing

Identifiers

PMID37197021
PMCPMC10183756

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