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Metagenomics is the study of genetic material from environmental samples to characterize and identify the millions of microbes from these samples.

Example: Gut microbiome, soil sample, water, etc.

More information:

http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/focus/metagenomics/index.html

http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000667

Human microbiome Project:

http://www.hmpdacc.org/

Tools:

http://bioinformaticssoftwareandtools.co.in/ngs.php

http://blog.metagenomics.anl.gov/tools-and-data-used-in-mg-rast/

http://edwards.sdsu.edu/labsite/index.php/software