rzolauWe just dropped a new release of SKiM -- ONT tailored metagenomic classifier that is currently the most efficient classifier in terms of memory and storage usage while remaining fast and extremely accurate. The new release comes with a new database format for improved speed and version control and a new caching mode that can be used to run in extremely low-memory settings. Check it out, spread the word, start using it :-)
SPAAM-communityAbstract submission for #SPAAM8 is now officially OPEN! 🚀
Don't miss the opportunity to share your work and join us in Stockholm on June 22nd 🇸🇪
Online presentations are also possible! 👩🏻💻
Submit your abstract: https://forms.gle/psw9GS3ZyrLVPbbo7
Deadline: May 1st
#aDNA #Metagenomics #AncientMetagenomics #seDNA
Giuseppe MichieliA Tale of Two Lenses: #Emergency department indoor - #air hybrid-capture #metagenomics complements #wastewater by adding a human-focused respiratory #virus perspective, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-tale-of-two-lenses-emergency.html
nf-corePipeline release! nf-core/mag v5.4.1 - mag 5.4.1 - Yellow Frog patch!
Assembly and binning of metagenomes
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/mag/releases/tag/5.4.1
#annotation #assembly #binning #longreadsequencing #metagenomes #metagenomics #nanopore #nanoporesequencing #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics
📢 A gentle REMINDER from the #SPAAM Steering Committee! 🚨 The deadline for the #Blog Post #Competition is approaching (16 March) 📝. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions! :)
https://www.spaam-community.org/news/2025/11/25/blog-post-competition/
#ancientDNA #metagenomics #palaeogenomics #science #communication
https://www.spaam-community.org/news/2025/11/25/blog-post-competition/
#ancientDNA #metagenomics #palaeogenomics #science #communication
In today’s #MetagenomicsMonday: a study combining palaeopathology 🦴 and pathogen genomics 🧬🦠 revisits a presumed tuberculosis case from the North Caucasus. Instead of M. tuberculosis, ancient DNA of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was recovered and a high-quality genome reconstructed (clade II, serotype 5), pointing to a different/more complex infectious scenario.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37742-1
#SPAAM #aDNA #palaeopathology #pathogen #erysipeloid #genome #pathogengenome #ancientgenomics #metagenomics
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37742-1
#SPAAM #aDNA #palaeopathology #pathogen #erysipeloid #genome #pathogengenome #ancientgenomics #metagenomics
Frédéric RimetCongratulation to Maxime for his paper in ISME :
Beauvais M. et al.
Functional complementarity between vitamin B1 and B12 metabolisms shapes seasonal marine microbial communities
https://academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismejo/wrag029/8490303
Pipeline release! nf-core/taxprofiler v1.2.6 - v1.2.6 - Bouncy Basenji Patch!
Highly parallelised multi-taxonomic profiling of shotgun short- and long-read metagenomic data
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/taxprofiler/releases/tag/1.2.6
#classification #illumina #longreads #metagenomics #microbiome #nanopore #pathogen #profiling #shotgun #taxonomicclassification #taxonomicprofiling #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics
🚨 Save the Date!
We’re thrilled to announce #SPAAM8 – a gathering of experts in ancient metagenomics research! 🌎
📅 When: June 22nd 2026
📍Where: Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 (and online)
Stay tuned for updates and registration details!
Pipeline release! nf-core/createtaxdb v2.1.0 - v2.1.0 - Gracious Goblin - [2026-02-10]!
Parallelised and automated construction of metagenomic classifier databases of different tools
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/createtaxdb/releases/tag/2.1.0
#database #databasebuilder #metagenomicprofiling #metagenomics #profiling #taxonomicprofiling #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics
