Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

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Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 2 (6): 312 - 315
http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.aavs/2014/2.6.312.315
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Varuna Purushothama Panicker*, Anu Gopalakrishnan
College of veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy–680651 Thrissur, Kerala
*Corresponding author: drpanickerpvarunavet@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Metagenomics is the biotechnological tool which helps to know the genetic makeup of the wide variety of uncultivable microorganisms. This helps us to understand the diversity of the ecosystem. This genomic analysis tool provides information about the unknown biocatalysts and biomolecules produced by the microorganisms which may be helpful in various biotechnological approaches. This review also highlights various screening methods in metagenomics to unravel the genetic makeup of the uncultivable microorganisms. This will later help in the engineering of these newly reported biocatalysts and biomolecules for specific processes. The expansion of metagenomic techniques with the development of various sophisticated methods will offer the way to find out even more valuable information about the microbial world.

Key Words: Sequence–driven metagenomics, Function– driven metagenomics, Next–generation sequencing