Now available: Open Source of Food Metagenomic Data (FMD)
The DOMINO project is dedicated to enhancing publicly available resources that deepen our understanding of the complex science behind fermented foods. To achieve this, we’ve developed the Food Metagenomic Data (FMD) database—which offers insights into the diverse microbial communities present in various fermented products.
FMD is an open source resource that includes 2,533 metagenomes* from 59 different food datasets, covering a variety of food types like cheese, meat, fermented vegetables, wine, kefir, and more. It also provides information on the functions of the metagenomes and includes eukaryotic genomes* that were assembled from these metagenomes.
Overall, the FMD consists of both publicly available and recently DOMINO generated food metagenomes, with the following data available:
- curated metadata
- taxonomic profiles
- functional profile
- prokaryotic metagenome-assembled genomes
- eukaryotic metagenome-assembled
🔗 Access the FMD database here: Food Metagenomic Data (FMD).
🔗Read more about the generation of the FMD in the scientific publication: Unexplored microbial diversity from 2,500 food metagenomes and links with the human microbiome
*Metagenome refers to the genetic content of any group of microorganisms.
*Eukaryotic genomes refer to the complete set of genes or genetic material present an eukaryotic cell (in this context present in food).