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Characterization of the Gut Microbiome Using 16S or Shotgun Metagenomics.

Authors :
Jovel, Juan
Patterson, Jordan
Weiwei Wang
Hotte, Naomi
O'Keefe, Sandra
Mitchel, Troy
Perry, Troy
Kao, Dina
Mason, Andrew L.
Madsen, Karen L.
Wong, Gane K.-S.
Source :
Frontiers in Microbiology; 4/20/2016, p1-17, 17p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled investigations of the gut microbiome with unprecedented resolution and throughput. This has stimulated the development of sophisticated bioinformatics tools to analyze the massive amounts of data generated. Researchers therefore need a clear understanding of the key concepts required for the design, execution and interpretation of NGS experiments on microbiomes. We conducted a literature review and used our own data to determine which approaches work best. The two main approaches for analyzing the microbiome, 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene amplicons and shotgun metagenomics, are illustrated with analyses of libraries designed to highlight their strengths and weaknesses. Several methods for taxonomic classification of bacterial sequences are discussed. We present simulations to assess the number of sequences that are required to perform reliable appraisals of bacterial community structure. To the extent that fluctuations in the diversity of gut bacterial populations correlate with health and disease, we emphasize various techniques for the analysis of bacterial communities within samples (α-diversity) and between samples (β-diversity). Finally, we demonstrate techniques to infer the metabolic capabilities of a bacteria community from these 16S and shotgun data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1664302X
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Frontiers in Microbiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
114798104
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00459