{"id":29519,"date":"2021-11-14T19:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T03:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novogene.com\/us-en\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=29519"},"modified":"2025-05-29T03:26:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:26:56","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-microbial-sequencing-16s-18s-its-amplicon-sequencing-vs-shotgun-metagenomic-sequencing","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.novogene.com\/us-en\/resources\/event\/a-beginners-guide-to-microbial-sequencing-16s-18s-its-amplicon-sequencing-vs-shotgun-metagenomic-sequencing\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Microbial Sequencing &#8211; 16S\/18S\/ITS Amplicon Sequencing vs. Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex;margin-top: 40px;flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div class=\"web-left\"\">\n      <strong>Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shotgun metagenomic sequencing provides information on the total genomic DNA from all organisms in a sample, avoiding the need for isolation and cultivation of microorganisms or amplification of target regions. This is crucial because it is believed that nearly 99% of all microorganisms cannot be cultivated in the laboratory. Differently from the targeted approach used in the 16S\/18S\/ITS amplicon sequencing, shotgun metagenomic sequencing uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to provide not only information on the taxonomic annotations of each organism but also the functional profiling, gene prediction and microbial interaction of the whole community.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top:0\"><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;font-family: 'Montserrat-Regular', Arial;\">A general analysis of both 16S\/18S\/ITS amplicon metagenomic sequencing and shotgun metagenomic sequencing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;font-family: 'Montserrat-Regular', Arial;\">Gain insights into a variety of research strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"web-right\"\" >\n<div style=\"padding:0 20px;\">\n<div>\n<a class=\"video-\" text=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbkxEoQ4WpI\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;margin-top: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novogene.com\/us-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/A-Beginners-Guide.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n         <\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;margin-top:0\">Xiaorui Han -Senior Product Manager, Novogene America<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>.web-left {width: 35%;margin-right: 20px;}.web-right {width:60%;background-color: #f0f0f0;}@media screen and (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 550px){.web-left {width: 100%;}.web-right {width: 100%;}}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.8 (Yoast SEO v20.8) - 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