Comparison of targeted metagenomics and IS-Pro methods for analysing the lung microbiome

Abstract Background Targeted metagenomics and IS-Pro method are two of the many methods that have been used to study the microbiome. The two methods target different regions of the 16 S rRNA gene. The aim of this study was to compare targeted metagenomics and IS-Pro methods for the ability to discer...

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Main Authors: T Goolam Mahomed, RPH Peters, GHJ Pretorius, A Goolam Mahomed, V Ueckermann, MM Kock, MM Ehlers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02288-x