Open challenges for microbial network construction and analysis
Karoline Faust
Abstract
Microbial network construction is a popular explorative data analysis technique in microbiome research. Although a large number of microbial network construction tools has been developed to date, there are several issues concerning the construction and interpretation of microbial networks that have received less attention. The purpose of this perspective is to draw attention to these underexplored challenges of microbial network construction and analysis.
Topics & Concepts
Perspective (graphical)MicrobiomeNetwork analysisInterpretation (philosophy)Data scienceComputer scienceEngineeringArtificial intelligenceBiologyBioinformaticsProgramming languageElectrical engineeringBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and health