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Calculating α and β diversity from microbiome taxonomic data
Abstract
Introduction
About This Material
This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.
Questions this will address
- How many different taxons are present in my sample? How do I additionally take their relative abundance into account?
- How similar or how dissimilar are my samples in term of taxonomic diversity?
- What are the different metrics used to calculate the taxonomic diversity of my samples?
Learning Objectives
- Explain what taxonomic diversity is
- Explain different metrics to calculate α and β diversity
- Apply Krakentools to calculate α and β diversity and understand the output
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Keywords: Microbiome, diversity, metagenomics
Target audience: Students
Resource type: e-learning
Version: 5
Status: Active
Prerequisites:
Introduction to Galaxy Analyses
Learning objectives:
- Explain what taxonomic diversity is
- Explain different metrics to calculate α and β diversity
- Apply Krakentools to calculate α and β diversity and understand the output
Date modified: 2024-09-24
Date published: 2024-08-01
Scientific topics: Metagenomics, Microbial ecology
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