Kansas State University

Metagenomics

Metagenomics is a sequencing technique that allows researchers to study all of the genomic material present in a sample. It is particularly useful for examining microbial communities, but can also provide information on eukaryotic organisms.  The Bioinformatics Center has workflows for both shotgun metagenomics and 16s metabarcoding.  Links to published papers featuring our work are included below.

Shotgun Metagenomics 

Determining the Effect of Varied Proportions of Cohort Administered Tulathromycin at Arrival on Nasopharyngeal Microbiota and Performance Characteristics in Yearling Steers in the First 56 Days on Feed

Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Prevalence and Microbial Diversity at First Treatment for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) and Its Associations with Health and Mortality Outcomes in Feedyard Cattle

16s Metabarcoding

Effects of Maternal Swine Appeasing Substance on Growth Performance of Nursery Pigs