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  • Microbiology
  • Metabolomics
  • Bioinformatics

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  • Microbial metabolomics and sequencing technologies generate vast datasets on microbial metabolism.
  • Analyzing microbial metabolomics data presents challenges in compound identification, annotation, and source attribution in mixed samples.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent computational methods for analyzing primary microbial metabolism.
  • To highlight advances in knowledge-based and data-driven approaches for microbial metabolomics.
  • To discuss strategies for improving metabolite identification and disentangling microbial interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Knowledge-based approaches utilizing metabolic and molecular networks.
  • Data-driven approaches employing machine learning and deep learning algorithms.
  • Integration of large-scale datasets for computational analysis.

Main Results:

  • Computational methods enhance metabolite identification and annotation in microbial samples.
  • Advanced techniques aid in distinguishing metabolite sources within microbial communities.
  • New approaches facilitate the understanding of reciprocal interactions between microbes and metabolites.

Conclusions:

  • Computational tools are crucial for interpreting complex microbial metabolomics data.
  • Combining knowledge-based and data-driven methods offers promising avenues for future research.
  • Further development is needed to fully investigate primary metabolism in mixed microbial systems.