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ELIXIR node event Metabarcoding and Metagenomics

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Date: 6 - 9 May 2025

The ability to identify organisms from traces of genetic material in environmental samples has reshaped the way we see life on earth. Especially for microorganisms, where traditional identification is hard or near impossible, metagenomic techniques have granted us unprecedented insight into the microbiome of animals and the environment more broadly.

Keywords: Long read, NanoClust, Qiime2, Short read, megahit, metaphlan

Prerequisites:

Attendees must have a working knowledge of how to use the Linux BASH command line – our 1-day “Linux for bioinformatics” course is a suitable background.

Learning objectives:

  • Be able to annotated antibiotic resistance genes in metagenomics data
  • Be able to use Qiime2 and NanoClust for analysis of metabarcoding
  • Create and annotated metagenome assembled genomes (using megahit, checkm, gtdb-tk)
  • Know different methods (metaphlan, humann) for marker based taxonomic and functional annotation of metagenomics data
  • Understand the basic concepts behind metabarcoding and metagenomics
  • Work with both short and long read data for both metabarcoding and metagenomics

Organizer: Edinburgh Genomics

Target audience: Academics, postgraduates, and anyone with an interest in metagenomics and metabarcoding.

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