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  • Bioinformatics
  • Data Science

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  • Microbiome analyses generate high-dimensional data, posing challenges for interpretation.
  • Existing tools often oversimplify data, losing crucial taxonomic details and potentially leading to misleading visualizations.
  • A need exists for methods that offer detailed exploration at multiple resolutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Calour, a user-friendly tool for interactive microbiome data exploration.
  • To provide a study-centric data model for managing sample-by-feature tables and metadata.
  • To enable visualization and exploration of microbial patterns using integrated knowledge databases.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a user-friendly, study-centric data model for microbiome data.
  • Implemented an interactive heatmap for data visualization.
  • Integrated microbial knowledge databases and statistical tools for enhanced exploration.
  • Applied Calour to diverse public microbiome datasets (e.g., gut, skin, metabolomics).

Main Results:

  • Calour effectively visualizes microbial patterns in complex datasets.
  • The tool facilitated the discovery of novel microbial patterns and potential contaminants.
  • Demonstrated utility across various microbiome studies, including animal models and human data.
  • Revealed previously obscured microbial subgroups and their associations.

Conclusions:

  • Calour offers a powerful approach for interactive microbiome data exploration.
  • It aids in generating novel biological hypotheses by integrating data visualization with annotation databases.
  • Calour serves as an effective first-step tool for uncovering patterns in microbiome research.