Since genes are like a unique fingerprint of living creatures, genetic sequencing can provide us with key information about the microbiome from our stool samples.
Imagine a test tube holding millions of tiny ping pong balls in 1,000 different colors and shades. The organizing, or sequencing, of these balls, helps us better understand what these “colors” are.
There are a number of sequencing techniques. The most advanced ones can help us discover not only which bacteria, archaeans, fungi, and viruses are present, but also what they do and which materials they produce.