{"id":32659,"date":"2026-08-24T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sano.science\/?p=32659"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:25:12","slug":"new-publication-comparing-metagenomic-sequencing-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sano.science\/new-publication-comparing-metagenomic-sequencing-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"New\u00a0publication: comparing metagenomic sequencing platforms\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">A new study co-authored by <a href=\"https:\/\/sano.science\/people\/tomasz-kosciolek\/\" data-type=\"people\" data-id=\"12707\">Tomasz Ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142ek<\/a> from Sano has been published in mSystems. The paper, \u201cA large-scale comparative metagenomic analysis of short-read sequencing platforms indicates high taxonomic concordance and functional analysis challenge,\u201d explores how consistently different sequencing platforms capture information from the human gut microbiome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers compared 1,351 matched human gut microbiome sample pairs sequenced using the MGISEQ-2000 and Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platforms. They found a high level of agreement in taxonomic profiles between the platforms, with most bacterial species consistently detected across datasets. However, the functional profiles showed more substantial differences, highlighting the challenges of combining microbiome data generated using different sequencing approaches and pre-sequencing protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">The findings are particularly relevant as microbiome studies continue to grow in scale and increasingly rely on data collected across different platforms and cohorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full article: \u201cA large-scale comparative metagenomic analysis of short-read sequencing platforms indicates high taxonomic concordance and functional analysis challenge\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>A large-scale comparative metagenomic analysis of short-read sequencing platforms indicates high taxonomic concordance and functional analysis challenge<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Kinga Zieli\u0144ska,\u00a0Kateryna Pantiukh,\u00a0Pawel P. \u0141abaj,\u00a0Tomasz Kosciolek,\u00a0Elin Org\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n    \n        \n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/10.1128\/msystems.01714-25\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"button primary \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/10.1128\/msystems.01714-25\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n        \n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":"A new study co-authored by Tomasz Ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142ek from Sano has been published in mSystems. The paper, \u201cA large-scale comparative metagenomic analysis of short-read sequencing platforms indicates high taxonomic concordance and functional analysis challenge,\u201d explores how consistently different sequencing platforms capture information from the human gut microbiome. 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