A Bayesian taxonomic classification method for 16S rRNA gene sequences with improved species-level accuracy

Abstract Background Species-level classification for 16S rRNA gene sequences remains a serious challenge for microbiome researchers, because existing taxonomic classification tools for 16S rRNA gene sequences either do not provide species-level classification, or their classification results are unr...

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Main Authors: Xiang Gao, Huaiying Lin, Kashi Revanna, Qunfeng Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-017-1670-4