Publications & News

Latest research publications and project updates

Recent Publications

Peer-reviewed publications from the Food Microbiome Project consortium, covering methodology, data analysis, and scientific discoveries.

EasyMetagenome: A user-friendly and flexible pipeline for shotgun metagenomic analysis in microbiome research

2025
Bai, Defeng, Tong Chen, Jiani Xun, Chuang Ma, Hao Luo, Haifei Yang, Chen Cao, et al.
iMeta 4: e70001 (2025)

A comprehensive bioinformatics pipeline for shotgun metagenomic analysis, featuring user-friendly interfaces and flexible analysis options for microbiome research applications.

MicrobiomeStatPlots: Microbiome statistics plotting gallery for meta-omics and bioinformatics

2025
Defeng Bai, Chuang Ma, Jiani Xun, Hao Luo, Haifei Yang, Hujie Lyu, Zhihao Zhu, Anran Gai, Salsabeel Yousuf, Kai Peng, Shanshan Xu, Yunyun Gao, Yao Wang*, Yong-Xin Liu*
iMeta 4: e70002 (2025)

A comprehensive plotting gallery for microbiome statistics visualization, providing tools and templates for meta-omics and bioinformatics research applications.

Project News

Latest updates, announcements, and developments from the Food Microbiome Project.

April 15, 2025

Database Expansion: 156 New Dairy Samples Added

The Food Microbiome Project has expanded its database with 156 new metagenomic samples from dairy products across 8 countries, significantly enhancing our dairy microbiome database coverage.

February 10, 2025

Taxonomy Database Update

Our microbial taxonomy database has been updated with 127 newly identified genera, improving taxonomic resolution and enabling more accurate species-level identification in food microbiome analysis.

December 5, 2024

New Bioinformatics Pipeline Released

We are pleased to announce the release of enhanced bioinformatics pipeline v2.1, featuring improved metagenomic data processing and analysis capabilities for the research community.

November 28, 2024

Research Highlight: Fermented Food Microbiomes

New research findings on fermented food microbiomes and their impact on human gut health have been published, contributing to our understanding of the health benefits of traditional fermentation processes.

Upcoming Events

Conferences, workshops, and events related to food microbiome research.

August 23-25

iMeta Conference 2025

Annual conference bringing together researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers to discuss advances in microbiome science and applications.

📍 Wuhan, China