A statistical framework for accurate taxonomic assignment of metagenomic sequencing reads.

The advent of next-generation sequencing technologies has greatly promoted the field of metagenomics which studies genetic material recovered directly from an environment. Characterization of genomic composition of a metagenomic sample is essential for understanding the structure of the microbial co...

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Main Authors: Hongmei Jiang, Lingling An, Simon M Lin, Gang Feng, Yuqing Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3462201?pdf=render