Using metagenomic analyses to estimate the consequences of enrichment bias for pathogen detection

Using metagenomic analyses to estimate the consequences of enrichment bias for pathogen detection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Enriching environmental samples to increase the probability of detection has been standard practice throughout the history of microbiology. However, by its very nature, the process of enrichment creates a biased sample that may have...

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Main Authors: Pettengill James B, McAvoy Eugene, White James R, Allard Marc, Brown Eric, Ottesen Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Enrichment bias
Metagenomics
Pathogen
Taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/378

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