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The BIOM file format (canonically pronounced biome) is designed to be a
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general-use format for representing biological sample by observation contingency
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tables. BIOM is a recognized standard for the Earth Microbiome Project and is a
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Genomics Standards Consortium supported project.
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The BIOM format is designed for general use in broad areas of comparative
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-omics. For example, in marker-gene surveys, the primary use of this format is
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to represent OTU tables: the observations in this case are OTUs and the matrix
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contains counts corresponding to the number of times each OTU is observed in
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each sample. With respect to metagenome data, this format would be used to
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represent metagenome tables: the observations in this case might correspond to
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SEED subsystems, and the matrix would contain counts corresponding to the number
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of times each subsystem is observed in each metagenome. Similarly, with respect
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to genome data, this format may be used to represent a set of genomes: the
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observations in this case again might correspond to SEED subsystems, and the
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counts would correspond to the number of times each subsystem is observed in
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each genome.
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WWW: http://biom-format.org/
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