BLAST-based validation of metagenomic sequence assignments

When performing bioforensic casework, it is important to be able to reliably detect the presence of a particular organism in a metagenomic sample, even if the organism is only present in a trace amount. For this task, it is common to use a sequence classification program that determines the taxonomi...

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Main Authors: Adam L. Bazinet, Brian D. Ondov, Daniel D. Sommer, Shashikala Ratnayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4892.pdf