Unexpected cross-species contamination in genome sequencing projects

The raw data from a genome sequencing project sometimes contains DNA from contaminating organisms, which may be introduced during sample collection or sequence preparation. In some instances, these contaminants remain in the sequence even after assembly and deposition of the genome into public datab...

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Main Authors: Samier Merchant, Derrick E. Wood, Steven L. Salzberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/675.pdf