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metagenomic

metagenomic

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Relating to the study of DNA taken from the environment to learn about microbes
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɛtəˈdʒɛnəmɪk/
  • Specialized
: metagenómico
  • The researchers collected metagenomic samples from various soil types to analyze microbial diversity.
  • metagenomic data
  • metagenomic analysis

Examples

  • BACKGROUND: High-throughput genomic technologies offer new approaches for environmental health monitoring, including metagenomic surveillance of antibiotic resistance determinants (ARDs).

    Academic text (2014)
  • The combination of next-generation sequencing and metagenomic analysis identified a novel paramyxovirus; the virus genome was completely characterized by use of standard sequencing techniques.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Table 1. Metagenomic samples included in this study with associated metadata and summary statistics.

    Academic text (2014)
  • As more metagenomic data with greater spatiotemporal resolution become available, we will be better able to tease apart these factors.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Metagenomic sequences are filling and going to fill the databases with a lot of new sequences.

    Blog text (25)
  • We evaluated the choice of sequence similarity thresholds for annotating metagenomic data.

    Academic text (2014)
  • We had three objectives: a) develop a metagenomic ARD index that quantifies antibiotic resistance.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Their research focuses on the rational use of next-generation sequencing in metagenomic analyses and molecular epidemiology.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Although the cost and time required for metagenomic analysis are still greater than existing regulatory options for monitoring, advances in sequencing technologies and bioinformatic platforms are increasing the utility of high-throughput approaches.

    Academic text (2014)
  • For example, strategically placed insect traps that feed into an automated metagenomic sequencing and informatics pipeline could be used to monitor outbreaks of agricultural pests or vectors of human disease.

    Academic text (2010)

Surface Forms

metagenomic positive

Morphology

metagenomic = metagenome (opaque) = meta + genome + ic

The adjective is regularly formed from the specialized noun 'metagenome' plus '-ic', but the scientific meaning is not recoverable for most learners from the parts alone.

Etymology

Metagenomic joins meta- ('beyond' or 'among') and genome ('all the genes of a living thing'). So metagenomic means studying all the DNA found in an environment at once, for example all the genes in a soil or water sample.