Qiagen introduces new CLC Microbial Genomics Module

Qiagen has announced the launch of the new CLC Microbial Genomics Module, a new tool for visually exploring and analysing microbiomes.

This new add-on module is available via an integration with the widely used CLC Genomics Workbench and CLC Genomics Server software solutions, and is aimed at researchers focused on food production, agbio and infectious diseases.

A comprehensive solution for microbiome profiling, it provides preconfigured automatic workflows and complete analyses for individual samples or entire experiments.

It can be operated without the need for prior bioinformatics expertise, facilitating visual microbiome composition browsing and analysis.

Dr Arne Materna, global product manager at Qiagen Bioinformatics, said: "With this new module, researchers can now investigate microbial communities as biomarkers that are indicative of patient health, changing yields of agricultural crops or livestock, or of the emergence of public health threats."

Earlier this month, the company announced a new partnership with the Inova Translational Medicine Institute to launch a compendium of whole-genome sequencing data.