Next-generation sequencing technology has transformed our ability to assess the taxonomic composition functions of host-associated microbiota and microbiomes. More human microbiome research projects—particularly thos...Next-generation sequencing technology has transformed our ability to assess the taxonomic composition functions of host-associated microbiota and microbiomes. More human microbiome research projects—particularly those that explore genomic mutations within the microbiome—will be launched in the next decade. This review focuses on the coevolution of microbes within a microbiome, which shapes strain-level diversity both within and between host species. We also explore the correlation between microbial genomic mutations and common metabolic diseases, and the adaptive evolution of pathogens and probiotics during invasion and colonization. Finally, we discuss advances in methods and algorithms for annotating and analyzing microbial genomic mutations.展开更多
Method development has always been and will continue to be a core driving force of microbiome science.In this perspective, we argue that in the next decade, method development in microbiome analysis will be driven by ...Method development has always been and will continue to be a core driving force of microbiome science.In this perspective, we argue that in the next decade, method development in microbiome analysis will be driven by three key changes in both ways of thinking and technological platforms:(1) a shift from dissecting microbiota structure by sequencing to tracking microbiota state, function, and intercellular interaction via imaging;(2) a shift from interrogating a consortium or population of cells to probing individual cells;and(3) a shift from microbiome data analysis to microbiome data science. Some of the recent methoddevelopment efforts by Chinese microbiome scientists and their international collaborators that underlie these technological trends are highlighted here. It is our belief that the China Microbiome Initiative has the opportunity to deliver outstanding 'Made-in-China' tools to the international research community, by building an ambitious, competitive, and collaborative program at the forefront of method development for microbiome science.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31701577).
文摘Next-generation sequencing technology has transformed our ability to assess the taxonomic composition functions of host-associated microbiota and microbiomes. More human microbiome research projects—particularly those that explore genomic mutations within the microbiome—will be launched in the next decade. This review focuses on the coevolution of microbes within a microbiome, which shapes strain-level diversity both within and between host species. We also explore the correlation between microbial genomic mutations and common metabolic diseases, and the adaptive evolution of pathogens and probiotics during invasion and colonization. Finally, we discuss advances in methods and algorithms for annotating and analyzing microbial genomic mutations.
基金We are grateful to the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC） （31425002, 91231205, 81430011, 61303161, 31470220, and 31327001）, and the Frontier Science Research Program, the Soil-Microbe System Function and Regulation Program, and the Science and Technology Service Network Initiative （STS） from the Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS）.
文摘Method development has always been and will continue to be a core driving force of microbiome science.In this perspective, we argue that in the next decade, method development in microbiome analysis will be driven by three key changes in both ways of thinking and technological platforms:(1) a shift from dissecting microbiota structure by sequencing to tracking microbiota state, function, and intercellular interaction via imaging;(2) a shift from interrogating a consortium or population of cells to probing individual cells;and(3) a shift from microbiome data analysis to microbiome data science. Some of the recent methoddevelopment efforts by Chinese microbiome scientists and their international collaborators that underlie these technological trends are highlighted here. It is our belief that the China Microbiome Initiative has the opportunity to deliver outstanding 'Made-in-China' tools to the international research community, by building an ambitious, competitive, and collaborative program at the forefront of method development for microbiome science.
