Estimating the total genome length of a metagenomic sample using k-mers
Abstract Background Metagenomic sequencing is a powerful technology for studying the mixture of microbes or the microbiomes on human and in the environment. One basic task of analyzing metagenomic data is to identify the component genomes in the community. This task is challenging due to the complex...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5467-x |