# Identification of core microbiome from metaphlan3 output

**URL:** https://forum.biobakery.org/t/identification-of-core-microbiome-from-metaphlan3-output/3054
**Category:** MetaPhlAn
**Created:** [January 29, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/identification-of-core-microbiome-from-metaphlan3-output/3054 "2022-01-29T10:31:16Z")
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### Author: ![Vikas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.biobakery.org/vikas/32/2816_2.png) [@Vikas](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/Vikas)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/identification-of-core-microbiome-from-metaphlan3-output/3054/1 "2022-01-29T10:31:16Z")

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I have identified the organisms in my metagenomic shotgun sequencing data using metaphlan3. With metaphlan3 output, can I identify the core microbiome? Or is there a way i can convert metaphlan3 output to phyloseq input format and use Core microbiome R package??