Journal
METABOLITES
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/metabo7040062
Keywords
metabolome; microbiome; multi-omics integration; integrative analysis
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant
- Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program
- McGill Graduate Dean's Award
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The study of the microbiome, the totality of all microbes inhabiting the host or an environmental niche, has experienced exponential growth over the past few years. The microbiome contributes functional genes and metabolites, and is an important factor for maintaining health. In this context, metabolomics is increasingly applied to complement sequencing-based approaches (marker genes or shotgun metagenomics) to enable resolution of microbiome-conferred functionalities associated with health. However, analyzing the resulting multi-omics data remains a significant challenge in current microbiome studies. In this review, we provide an overview of different computational approaches that have been used in recent years for integrative analysis of metabolome and microbiome data, ranging from statistical correlation analysis to metabolic network-based modeling approaches. Throughout the process, we strive to present a unified conceptual framework for multi-omics integration and interpretation, as well as point out potential future directions.
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