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Metadata harmonization-Standards are the key for a better usage of omics data for integrative microbiome analysis.
Environ. Microbiome 17:33 (2022)
BACKGROUND: Tremendous amounts of data generated from microbiome research studies during the last decades require not only standards for sampling and preparation of omics data but also clear concepts of how the metadata is prepared to ensure re-use for integrative and interdisciplinary microbiome analysis. RESULTS: In this Commentary, we present our views on the key issues related to the current system for metadata submission in omics research, and propose the development of a global metadata system. Such a system should be easy to use, clearly structured in a hierarchical way, and should be compatible with all existing microbiome data repositories, following common standards for minimal required information and common ontology. Although minimum metadata requirements are essential for microbiome datasets, the immense technological progress requires a flexible system, which will have to be constantly improved and re-thought. While FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) are already considered, international legal issues on genetic resource and sequence sharing provided by the Convention on Biological Diversity need more awareness and engagement of the scientific community. CONCLUSIONS: The suggested approach for metadata entries would strongly improve retrieving and re-using data as demonstrated in several representative use cases. These integrative analyses, in turn, would further advance the potential of microbiome research for novel scientific discoveries and the development of microbiome-derived products.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Review
Keywords
Convention On Biological Diversity ; Data Storage ; Fair ; Metadata ; Microbiome ; Omics Technologies ; Repositories
ISSN (print) / ISBN
2524-6372
e-ISSN
2524-6372
Journal
Environmental Microbiome
Quellenangaben
Volume: 17,
Issue: 1,
Article Number: 33
Publisher
BioMed Central
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)
Grants
European Union’s Horizon 2020