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  • Microbiology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Statistical Analysis

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  • Differential abundance analysis is key in microbiome research to link taxa to conditions.
  • Existing methods include univariate and multivariate approaches, each with limitations.
  • Univariate analysis faces challenges with high dimensionality and taxa correlation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel Adaptive multivariate two-sample test for Microbiome Differential Analysis (AMDA).
  • To assess if a set of microbial taxa composition differs between two distinct conditions.
  • To provide a powerful and accurate statistical tool for microbiome research.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the Adaptive multivariate two-sample test for Microbiome Differential Analysis (AMDA).
  • Employed simulation studies to evaluate performance.
  • Applied the method to real microbiome datasets.

Main Results:

  • The AMDA test demonstrated superior statistical power compared to several competing methods.
  • AMDA effectively preserved the correct type I error rate across simulations and real data.
  • The method successfully identified differential abundance in microbiome composition.

Conclusions:

  • AMDA offers a powerful new approach for group-based microbiome differential abundance analysis.
  • The method is reliable for identifying differences in taxa composition between conditions.
  • An R software implementation is freely available for researchers.