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Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, volume 38 issue 3 (september 2023) : 210-217

Metagenomics and Its Tools and Softwares

Jyotika Bhati1,*, Ratna Prabha2, Dwijesh Chandra Mishra1
1Division of Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India.
2Agricultural Knowledge Management Unit, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India.

  • Submitted22-03-2023|

  • Accepted21-08-2023|

  • First Online 29-09-2023|

  • doi 10.18805/BKAP637

Cite article:- Bhati Jyotika, Prabha Ratna, Mishra Chandra Dwijesh (2023). Metagenomics and Its Tools and Softwares . Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. 38(3): 210-217. doi: 10.18805/BKAP637.

ABSTRACT

Background: Throughout all of nature, microorganisms can be found thriving in a variety of environmental circumstances. Most marine life is either unculturable or challenging to culture using conventional techniques.

Methods: Through the analysis of genomic data obtained directly from an environmental sample, metagenomics enables the study of all microorganisms, regardless of whether they can be cultured or not. This allows for the identification of the species present as well as the extraction of knowledge about the functionality of microbial communities in their natural habitat. 

Result: This article summarizes the state-of-the-art metagenomic approaches used and their associated softwares and tools. In order to comprehend and utilise unculturable microorganisms, metagenomics provides access to the enormous diversity of the microbial world and has significantly advanced both academic communities and industrial settings.

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