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A Review and Tutorial of Machine Learning Methods for Microbiome Host Trait Prediction

2019; Frontiers Media; Volume: 10; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3389/fgene.2019.00579

1664-8021

Yi‐Hui Zhou, Paul J. Gallins,

Gene expression and cancer classification

With the growing importance of microbiome research, there is increasing evidence that host variation in microbial communities is associated with overall host health. Advancement in genetic sequencing methods for microbiomes has coincided with improvements in machine learning, with important implications for disease risk prediction in humans. One aspect specific to microbiome prediction is the use of taxonomy-informed feature selection. In this review for non-experts, we explore the most commonly used machine learning methods, and evaluate their prediction accuracy as applied to microbiome host trait prediction. Methods are described at an introductory level, and R/Python code for the analyses is provided.