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Area of Science:

  • Microbiome Research
  • Epidemiology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Human microbiome research is highly interdisciplinary, spanning epidemiology, biology, bioinformatics, translational medicine, and statistics.
  • Existing reporting guidelines for observational or genetic epidemiology studies are insufficient for microbiome research.
  • This necessitates tailored reporting standards for the unique aspects of microbiome studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the challenges in organizing and reporting results from interdisciplinary human microbiome studies.
  • To develop a standardized reporting tool specifically for microbiome research.
  • To improve the clarity, completeness, and comparability of published microbiome studies.

Main Methods:

  • Adaptation of existing guidelines for observational and genetic epidemiology studies.
  • Development of new reporting elements for laboratory, bioinformatics, and statistical analyses.
  • Creation of the 'Strengthening The Organization and Reporting of Microbiome Studies' (STORMS) checklist, a 17-item tool organized into six sections.

Main Results:

  • The STORMS checklist provides a structured framework for reporting microbiome study details.
  • It is presented as an editable table suitable for supplementary materials.
  • The checklist covers key aspects of laboratory, bioinformatics, and statistical analyses.

Conclusions:

  • The STORMS checklist facilitates concise and complete reporting of human microbiome studies.
  • It is expected to aid manuscript preparation, peer review, and reader comprehension.
  • STORMS will enhance the ability to perform comparative analyses across published microbiome research.