The use of taxon-specific reference databases compromises metagenomic classification

The use of taxon-specific reference databases compromises metagenomic classification

Abstract A recent article in BMC Genomics describes a new bioinformatics tool, HumanMycobiomeScan, to classify fungal taxa in metagenomic samples. This tool was used to characterize the gut mycobiome of hunter-gatherers and Western populations, resulting in the identification of a range of fungal sp...

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Main Authors: Vanessa R. Marcelino, Edward C. Holmes, Tania C. Sorrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Reference database
Fungi
Microbiome
Metagenomic classifier
Misclassification
Assembly errors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6592-2

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