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Microbiome
Characterise microbial communities in mixed samples — from soil, water, gut and plant microbiomes to clinical and industrial specimens.
Service options
Not sure which option matches your project? A complimentary technical consultation helps you pick based on sample quality, input and objectives.
Unbiased sequencing of all DNA in a sample — species-level taxonomy, functional pathways, AMR and virulence profiling without targeted primers.
Request this serviceCost-effective community profiling with targeted marker genes — 16S rRNA for bacteria, ITS for fungi and 18S for eukaryotic communities.
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Soil, water, sediment, faecal, plant tissue, food and clinical specimens — extraction protocols matched to matrix.
Shotgun sequencing resolves strain-level taxonomy; amplicons give rapid genus-level community structure.
Metabolic pathways, antibiotic-resistance genes and virulence factors profiled alongside taxonomy.
Kraken2/MetaPhlAn taxonomy, HUMAnN pathways and diversity statistics delivered as interpreted reports.
Local partner pricing on shotgun and amplicon runs — DNA extraction free on qualifying submissions.
Your data stays yours — raw reads and reports released only to your project space.
Laboratory workflow & QA
Step 1
Shotgun vs amplicon, marker choice and sequencing depth aligned to your community and questions.
Step 2
Ship preserved samples — extraction and inhibitor cleanup handled in-house.
Step 3
Bead-beating and column workflows with fluorometric QC and documented yields.
Step 4
Indexed libraries sequenced on Illumina or Oxford Nanopore platforms.
Step 5
Taxonomic and functional profiles, diversity metrics and publication-ready figures.
Beyond the FASTQ
From raw reads to community insight — taxonomy, diversity and functional annotation delivered as clean, interpreted outputs.
Deliverables include
FASTQ files
QC report
Taxonomic profiles (Kraken2/MetaPhlAn)
Alpha & beta diversity metrics
Functional pathway tables (HUMAnN)
FASTQ files
QC report
Taxonomic profiles (Kraken2/MetaPhlAn)
Alpha & beta diversity metrics
Functional pathway tables (HUMAnN)
AMR & virulence screens
Amplicon ASV/OTU tables
Rarefaction & ordination plots
Publication-ready figures
AMR & virulence screens
Amplicon ASV/OTU tables
Rarefaction & ordination plots
Publication-ready figures
Figures & files delivered with every project — hover to pause
Applications
Rhizosphere and field-soil communities linked to crop health and productivity.
Livestock, aquaculture and human gut community profiling.
Water, wastewater and sediment community surveillance.
Starter-culture, spoilage and safety screening of food products.
Specimen microbiomes in infection, inflammation and treatment-response studies.
FAQs
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Describe your samples and questions — a scientist replies with marker/platform recommendations and a tailored quote.
Share your samples and goals — a doctoral-level scientist responds within one business day with a study plan and competing blind quotes.
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