# Navigate Menus

## **Shotgun Microbiome**

**Profile:** sequenced and profiled metagenomic samples

**Study:** collections of profiled and described samples

**Dataset:** profiled samples from entire studies, subsets of studies, or collections of different studies/ profiled samples from studies for analysis

**Analysis:** bioinformatic analyses of datasets

<figure><img src="https://820779907-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FDWKOAVP0eaMhg1acSkor%2Fuploads%2FK8IpBgxx3suZn1aXMY9h%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=45770a83-9411-4dad-9fdd-c1e24b238581" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Shotgun Microbiome home screen displays four tabs: Profile, Study, Dataset, Analysis</p></figcaption></figure>