Merge Samples by a Sample Metadata Column

Merge samples in a microbiome_dataset using a column in sample_info.

Usage

merge_samples(
  object,
  group_by,
  what = c("sum_intensity", "mean_intensity", "median_intensity")
)

Arguments

object

A microbiome_dataset object.

group_by

A column in sample_info.

what

Aggregation method.

Value

A microbiome_dataset object.

Examples

data("global_patterns", package = "microbiomedataset")

x <- merge_samples(
  object = global_patterns,
  group_by = "SampleType",
  what = "sum_intensity"
)
dim(x@expression_data)
#> [1] 19216     9