Every service is suited to a different set of questions and sample types. We'll always be direct about which approach makes sense — and when a simpler method will do the job just as well.
Shotgun metagenomics sequences all DNA in a sample simultaneously, giving you an unbiased, comprehensive picture of the entire microbial community: who is present, in what abundance, and what genes they carry. No culturing, no bias toward organisms that grow well in a lab.
The standard approach for gut microbiome studies, environmental surveys, AMR monitoring, and any project where community composition is just the starting point. We handle host depletion, automated library prep, sequencing, and deliver quality-filtered files with full documentation.
A good fit when community composition is only part of the question, or when you need functional insight alongside taxonomic data.
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