Leveraging random forest techniques for enhanced microbiological analysis: a machine learning approach to investigating microbial communities and their interactions

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Daria Chrobak
Maciej Kołodzieczak
Polina Kozlovska
Adrianna Krzemińska
Tymoteusz Miller

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The rapid development of high-throughput sequencing technologies has led to an explosion of microbiological data, presenting new challenges and opportunities for understanding microbial processes and interactions. Machine learning techniques, such as the Random Forest algorithm, offer powerful tools for analyzing these large and complex datasets, providing valuable insights into microbial ecology, physiology, and evolution. In this study, we applied the Random Forest algorithm to microbiological data, focusing on data collection, preprocessing, feature selection, and model evaluation to ensure accurate, reliable, and meaningful results. Our findings demonstrated the effectiveness of the Random Forest algorithm in capturing complex relationships between microbial features and the target variable, contributing to the ongoing development of innovative solutions to pressing challenges in microbiology research and applications. Future work should explore the use of advanced machine learning techniques, integration of multi-omics data, and interdisciplinary collaborations to fully harness the potential of machine learning for advancing our understanding of microbial systems and their implications for human health, environmental sustainability, and biotechnological innovation.


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Chrobak, D., Kołodzieczak, M., Kozlovska, P., Krzemińska, A., & Miller, T. (2023). Leveraging random forest techniques for enhanced microbiological analysis: a machine learning approach to investigating microbial communities and their interactions. Scientific Collection «InterConf+», (32(151), 386–398. https://doi.org/10.51582/interconf.19-20.04.2023.040

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