Introducing Meta2genomics: the search for the “micro-bee”

Authors

  • Jose R Valverde CSIC, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14806/ej.21.A.835

Abstract

We will describe what may be called meta-metagenomics (or Meta2genomics), a novel approach to mine metagenomic data and how we apply it to search for microbial sentinels of contamination, the microbial equivalent of bees (or· ”micro-bee·”).

Author Biography

  • Jose R Valverde, CSIC, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología
    Head of Scientific Computing Service, CNB/CSIC.
EJ 21.A

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Published

2015-03-25

Issue

Vol. 21: Supplement A

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Oral Presentations

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