Agriculture

Insight into the composition of beneficial or pathogenic microbes presents a promising strategy to optimize plant yield, promote the health and productivity of livestock, or foster agricultural sustainability. But until recently, the value of knowing the community of microorganisms (the microbiome) of plants, animals and soil has been largely inaccessible. This has changed over the last decade. Due to recent technological developments, analyzing the microbiome directly in a sample, has become possible. The technology is called Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), and it facilitate the detection of microorganisms directly in a sample by sequencing the organism’s DNA.

Applications

Sample types

• Soil
• Plants, vegetables and roots
• Water
• Animal samples incl. feces, saliva, biopsies

The use of NGS allows us at Biomcare to obtain an incredibly detailed picture of the range and diversity of microorganisms in a microbiome community. The high accuracy and low cost of this method makes it feasible to detect the microbial diversity at a much greater scale than previously. Incorporating microbiome analysis in your activities can provide insight and guide developments.

Microbiome analysis can provide valuable insights in many fields, such as:

• Development and evaluation of fertilizers and pesticides
• Fodder development
• Smart farming
• Crop characterization and breeding

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