What Is Metagenomics?
Microbial communities, or microbiomes, are the engines of their shared hosts and environments. The interactions among these diverse residents, ranging from bacteria and archaea to fungi and viruses, don't just impact the system's inhabitants. They have an impact on the ecology, chemistry, and health of the entire system.
These high-impact fields are driven by genomic data, allowing researchers to classify taxa, report the abundances of metabolic pathways, and define the subtle microbial community structures that differentiate health and disease states.
Why Is Metagenomics Important?
Capturing the complex dynamics at play in the microbiome is essential for many research applications, including:
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Therapeutic Development: Expanding our understanding of host-microbe dynamics and disease pathogenesis can lead us to genetic treatment targets. In vaccine discovery, for example, metagenomics helps to identify the causative organism and follow its growth and mutation trajectory.
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Environmental Science: Helping us understand environmental processes like degradation or bioremediation, often used in combatting pollution.
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Ag-Bio Research: Classifying microbiota can help us develop non-hazardous pesticides or beneficial GMOs.
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Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Developing next-generation post-antibiotic-era therapies and therapeutics.
Why Psomagen?
Unrivaled Quality, Value, and Service
Next-Level Platforms
Illumina NovaSeq X Plus and PacBio Revio guarantee high Q30 scores and proprietary contamination controls.
Superior Data Quality
In-house experts and a dedicated BI team ensure higher publication acceptance rates while minimizing project reruns.
Competitive Pricing
Maximize Project ROI with scalable pricing and a single vendor solution for all your needs.
Design Flexibility
Custom solutions cover all project scopes, tailored to your specific research question.
Validation & Benchmarking
Unmatched access to clinical human microbiome data via our acquisition of uBiome intellectual property.
Metagenomics Tools
Metagenome Amplicon Sequencing (16S/ITS) 
Best for
Targeted taxonomic profiling. Identifying the taxonomy of the bacteria and fungi population within a sample by sequencing the hypervariable regions of the prokaryotic rRNA 16S gene and ITS gene.
Benefits
Affordable cost and rapid profiling for large cohorts. A fast, affordable method to identify the taxonomic community of bacteria and fungi in environmental specimens.
Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing
Best for
Unbiased functional potential and strain-level resolution. Sequence full-length genomes of all microorganisms to survey their composition and function within environmental samples, such as soil, water, or microbiome.
Benefits
Comprehensive analysis of all genes. This includes ARGs and metabolic pathways. Determine identity and potential function of the entire microbial community.
Long-Read Metagenomic Sequencing
Best for
De novo assembly. Obtain more information about metagenomic samples with longer contigs, more complete high-quality MAGs, and better genome binning.
Benefits
Full genomic resolution and accurate strain phasing across complex regions.Use PacBio technology to reduce contig numbers and increase the completeness of the genome reconstruction.
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