Metagenomics and its tools and softwares Bhati Jyotika1,*, Prabha Ratna2, Mishra Dwijesh Chandra1 1Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India 2Agricultural Knowledge Management Unit, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India *Corresponding Author: Jyotika Bhati, Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India, Email: singh.jyotika@gmail.com
Online published on 21 November, 2023. Abstract Background Throughout all of nature, microorganisms can be found thriving in a variety of environmental circumstances. Most marine life is either unculturable or challenging to culture using conventional techniques. Methods Through the analysis of genomic data obtained directly from an environmental sample, metagenomics enables the study of all microorganisms, regardless of whether they can be cultured or not. This allows for the identification of the species present as well as the extraction of knowledge about the functionality of microbial communities in their natural habitat. Result This article summarizes the state-of-the-art metagenomic approaches used and their associated softwares and tools. In order to comprehend and utilise unculturable microorganisms, metagenomics provides access to the enormous diversity of the microbial world and has significantly advanced both academic communities and industrial settings. Top Keywords Metagenomics, Methods, Softwares, Tools. Top |