Genomic, Transcriptomic, Proteomics and Metabolomics Facilities

The Microbiome Platform offers services in the field of consulting, implementation, and evaluation of issues related to the determination of microbial diversity using high-throughput sequencing and the functional characterization of microbes within the framework of scientific cooperation. The platform's services include project planning (strategic planning, initialization of sample collection), subsequent coordination of the technical implementation of the project (sample logistics, evaluation of quality controls, troubleshooting, etc.), and the selection and implementation of suitable methodology (extraction of nucleic acids, investigation of microbial diversity via high-throughput amplicon and metagenome sequencing, cultivation and whole genome sequencing for the identification of microbes in a specific sample, establishment of a strain collection of associated microbes, determination of the metabolic capabilities of isolated microbes and complex microbial communities. Furthermore, support is offered for the bioinformatic evaluation of generated sequencing data, also with regard to the publication of the results in suitable journals.