Metatranscriptomics analysis using microbiome RNA-seq data - Workflow 3: Functional Information

microbiome-metatranscriptomics-short/workflow3-functional-information

Author(s)
Bérénice Batut, Pratik Jagtap, Subina Mehta, Saskia Hiltemann, Paul Zierep
version Version
2
last_modification Last updated
Jun 16, 2025
license License
MIT
galaxy-tags Tags
microbiome

Features
Tutorial
hands_on Metatranscriptomics analysis using microbiome RNA-seq data (short)
workflow Other workflows associated with this material
Workflow Testing
Tests: ✅
Results: Not yet automated
FAIRness purl PURL
https://gxy.io/GTN:W00130
RO-Crate logo with flask Download Workflow RO-Crate Workflowhub cloud with gears logo View on WorkflowHub
Launch in Tutorial Mode question
galaxy-download Download
flowchart TD
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  1["ℹ️ Input Dataset\nTaxonomic profile"];
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  2["HUMAnN"];
  0 -->|output| 2;
  1 -->|output| 2;
  53259a06-0783-4db8-828e-328e7337f5b3["Output\nhumann_gene_families"];
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  4["Regroup"];
  2 -->|gene_families_tsv| 4;
  5["Renormalize"];
  2 -->|gene_families_tsv| 5;
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  7["Renormalize"];
  2 -->|pathabundance_tsv| 7;
  1715a5f6-3ac3-4ad2-a030-9307721e2b49["Output\nrenormalize_pathabundance"];
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  9["Split a HUMAnN table"];
  4 -->|output| 9;
  10["Rename features"];
  4 -->|output| 10;
  11["Replace"];
  5 -->|output| 11;
  12["Unpack pathway abundances"];
  5 -->|output| 12;
  7 -->|output| 12;
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  10 -->|output| 13;
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  14["Select"];
  10 -->|output| 14;
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  18["Sort"];
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Inputs

Input Label
Input dataset Interleaced reads
Input dataset Taxonomic profile

Outputs

From Output Label
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann/humann/3.9+galaxy0 HUMAnN
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_renorm_table/humann_renorm_table/3.9+galaxy0 Renormalize
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_renorm_table/humann_renorm_table/3.9+galaxy0 Renormalize
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_unpack_pathways/humann_unpack_pathways/3.9+galaxy0 Unpack pathway abundances
Grep1 Select
Grep1 Select
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/bgruening/text_processing/tp_sort_header_tool/9.5+galaxy2 Sort

Tools

Tool Links
Grep1
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/bgruening/text_processing/tp_find_and_replace/9.5+galaxy2
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/bgruening/text_processing/tp_sort_header_tool/9.5+galaxy2
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann/humann/3.9+galaxy0 View in ToolShed
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_regroup_table/humann_regroup_table/3.9+galaxy0 View in ToolShed
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_rename_table/humann_rename_table/3.9+galaxy0 View in ToolShed
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_renorm_table/humann_renorm_table/3.9+galaxy0 View in ToolShed
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_split_stratified_table/humann_split_stratified_table/3.9+galaxy0 View in ToolShed
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/humann_unpack_pathways/humann_unpack_pathways/3.9+galaxy0 View in ToolShed

To use these workflows in Galaxy you can either click the links to download the workflows, or you can right-click and copy the link to the workflow which can be used in the Galaxy form to import workflows.

Importing into Galaxy

Below are the instructions for importing these workflows directly into your Galaxy server of choice to start using them!
Hands On: Importing a workflow
  1. Click on galaxy-workflows-activity Workflows in the Galaxy activity bar (on the left side of the screen, or in the top menu bar of older Galaxy instances). You will see a list of all your workflows
  2. Click on galaxy-upload Import at the top-right of the screen
  3. Provide your workflow
    • Option 1: Paste the URL of the workflow into the box labelled “Archived Workflow URL”
    • Option 2: Upload the workflow file in the box labelled “Archived Workflow File”
  4. Click the Import workflow button

Below is a short video demonstrating how to import a workflow from GitHub using this procedure:

Video: Importing a workflow from URL

Version History

Version Commit Time Comments
2 604d1261b 2025-06-16 13:56:44 Update metatranscriptomics tutorials:
1 0e0a2f2cc 2024-01-10 15:47:09 Rename metagenomics topic to microbiome

For Admins

Installing the workflow tools

wget https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/microbiome/tutorials/metatranscriptomics-short/workflows/workflow3_functional_information.ga -O workflow.ga
workflow-to-tools -w workflow.ga -o tools.yaml
shed-tools install -g GALAXY -a API_KEY -t tools.yaml
workflow-install -g GALAXY -a API_KEY -w workflow.ga --publish-workflows