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  • Accurate identification and quantification of microbial functions in metaproteomics is hindered by the 'shared confidently identified peptide problem'.
  • Current tools often use the lowest common ancestor (LCA) algorithm, resulting in incomplete taxonomic and functional assignments.
  • Existing methods struggle with precise biomass estimation and controlling false discoveries across the full microbial lineage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an enhanced MiCId workflow addressing limitations in metaproteomic data analysis.
  • To improve the accuracy of microorganism identification, biomass estimation, and biological function assignment.
  • To provide better control over false discoveries in metaproteomic analyses.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of an expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm within the MiCId workflow.
  • Integration of a comprehensive biological function database.
  • Validation using synthetic datasets and reanalysis of human oral and gut microbiome data.

Main Results:

  • The enhanced MiCId workflow demonstrated superior accuracy in microorganism identification and biomass estimation compared to Unipept and MetaGOmics using synthetic data.
  • MiCId showed improved accuracy and better false discovery control for biological function identification versus Unipept.
  • Reliable computation of function abundances across the full taxonomic lineage was achieved.
  • Reanalysis of microbiome datasets yielded results consistent with original publications.

Conclusions:

  • The enhanced MiCId workflow offers a significant advancement for mass-spectrometry-based metaproteomics.
  • It provides more accurate and reliable identification of microorganisms and their functions, with improved false discovery control.
  • This tool enhances the comprehensive understanding of microbial communities and their biological roles.