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  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology

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  • Microbiome community comparisons often rely on beta-diversity measures.
  • Standard analyses necessitate primary data access for independent comparisons.
  • Current methods lack transparency and hinder cross-study validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a simplified, transparent, and reproducible method for microbiome beta-diversity analysis.
  • To facilitate independent validation and data integration across different microbiome studies.
  • To enhance the utility of beta-diversity data for broader statistical applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized stool and nasal reference sets from the Human Microbiome Project (HMP).
  • Computed mean distances (Bray-Curtis or Pearson dissimilarities) of new samples to reference sets.
  • Applied classical statistical methods, including Hotelling tests, to analyze mean distances.

Main Results:

  • Statistically significant differences in mean distances to reference sets were found between various body sites (stool, skin, nasal, saliva, vagina).
  • The method proved effective at phylum, class, order, family, and genus taxonomic levels.
  • Using a single reference set was often sufficient, with dual reference sets consistently yielding robust results.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed reference measurement approach simplifies microbiome beta-diversity analysis.
  • This method enhances transparency, reproducibility, and facilitates independent validation.
  • The approach expands the application of beta-diversity data to survival analysis and logistic regression.