MetaSim: a sequencing simulator for genomics and metagenomics.

BACKGROUND: The new research field of metagenomics is providing exciting insights into various, previously unclassified ecological systems. Next-generation sequencing technologies are producing a rapid increase of environmental data in public databases. There is great need for specialized software s...

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Main Authors: Daniel C Richter, Felix Ott, Alexander F Auch, Ramona Schmid, Daniel H Huson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2556396?pdf=render