Corromics is a web-based application designed to uncover correlation patterns between microbiome and metabolome data. By integrating microbial (e.g., ASV sequences) or other omics information with metabolite information, Corromics constructs a network where each microbial entity and metabolite is represented as a node. Edges are drawn between nodes to visualize their interactions, helping users discern meaningful relationships between microbial communities and metabolic profiles. This tool facilitates a deeper understanding of microbial-metabolite associations, enabling insights into functional dynamics in diverse biological systems.
Running Corromics in the cloud has a built-in safeguard: a limit of 1 million correlations to prevent crashes. For larger datasets, we strongly recommend installing and running Corromics locally, allowing faster performance and access to more computing power directly on your machine.
You can directly download the Windows executable (.exe) from our lab's website:
🔗 www.functional-metabolomics.com/resources
- Click the Download button next to Corromics.
- Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
We don't have a standalone desktop app for macOS. If your analysis involves fewer than 1 million correlations, you can safely use the hosted web version of the app.
Run Locally (Recommended for Larger Datasets) For heavy analyses or larger datasets, it’s best to run Corromics locally:
- Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Functional-Metabolomics-Lab/Corromics.git
cd Corromics
- Install dependencies and launch the app. Make sure you have Python 3.11 installed (same version used in the Windows .exe build).
pip install -r requirements.txt
streamlit run Home.py
Running locally avoids browser memory limits and gives full control over computation.
To stop Corromics, press Ctrl + C in the terminal. Even if you close the browser, the app keeps running in the background until you stop it from the terminal.