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ReviewComputational and structural biotechnology journal2024

Visualizing metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data: A comprehensive review.

Eleni Aplakidou, Nikolaos Vergoulidis, Maria Chasapi, Nefeli K Venetsianou, Maria Kokoli, Eleni Panagiotopoulou, Ioannis Iliopoulos, Evangelos Karatzas, Evangelos Pafilis, Ilias Georgakopoulos-Soares and 3 more

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Review in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

13 authors.

Eleni AplakidouInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Nikolaos VergoulidisInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Maria ChasapiInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Nefeli K VenetsianouInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Maria KokoliInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Eleni PanagiotopoulouInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Ioannis IliopoulosDepartment of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Evangelos KaratzasInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Evangelos PafilisInstitute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Heraklion, Greece.
Ilias Georgakopoulos-SoaresInstitute for Personalized Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Nikos C KyrpidesDOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Georgios A PavlopoulosInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Fotis A BaltoumasInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fields of Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics involve the examination of complete nucleotide sequences, gene identification, and analysis of potential biological functions within diverse organisms or environmental samples. Despite the vast opportunities for discovery in metagenomics, the sheer volume and complexity of sequence data often present challenges in processing analysis and visualization. This article highlights the critical role of advanced visualization tools in enabling effective exploration, querying, and analysis of these complex datasets. Emphasizing the importance of accessibility, the article categorizes various visualizers based on their intended applications and highlights their utility in empowering bioinformaticians and non-bioinformaticians to interpret and derive insights from meta-omics data effectively.

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BiodiversityDatabasesEcosystemsMetagenomicsPhylogenyVisualization tools

Identifiers

PMID38765606
PMCPMC11101950

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