HoCoRT: host contamination removal tool

Abstract Background Shotgun metagenome sequencing data obtained from a host environment will usually be contaminated with sequences from the host organism. Host sequences should be removed before further analysis to avoid biases, reduce downstream computational load, or ensure privacy in the case of...

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Main Authors: Ignas Rumbavicius, Trine B. Rounge, Torbjørn Rognes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-023-05492-w