Metagenomics has revolutionized microbiology and many associated health and environmental fields. This is the firstcomprehensive treatise covering the various omics in a large variety of habitats, which could not previously have been analysed without metagenomic methodology.Thisis areference work for people in the field and those who would like to enter it.
Metagenomics is an emerging field that has changed the way microbiologists study microorganisms. It involves the genomic analysis of microorganisms by extraction and cloning of DNA from a group of microorganisms, or the direct use of the purified DNA or RNA for sequencing, which allows scientists to bypass the usual protocol of isolating and culturing individual microbial species. This method i…