According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled, “Microbiome Sequencing Services Market Outlook: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026“, the global microbiome sequencing services market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to grow at a CAGR of around 21% during 2021-2026.
Microbiome sequencing services aid in determining the function of the microbiome in human health and disease pathogenesis by utilizing next-generation sequencing (NGS) instruments. They primarily include functional profiling, alpha-diversity, beta-diversity, virulence factor identification, LEfSe biomarker discovery, clustering heatmap, etc. These services offer comprehensive bioinformatics and statistical analyses in an interactive and user-friendly report, along with faster and more accurate classification compared to conventional identification methods, such as cloning and culturing.