Abstract
To quantify known and unknown microorganisms at species-level resolution using shotgun sequencing data, we developed a method that establishes metagenomic operational taxonomic units (mOTUs) based on single-copy phylogenetic marker genes. Applied to 252 human fecal samples, the method revealed that on average 43% of the species abundance and 58% of the richness cannot be captured by current reference genome-based methods. An implementation of the method is available at http://www.bork.embl.de/software/mOTU/.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Nature Methods |
Vol/bind | 10 |
Udgave nummer | 12 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1196-1199 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 1548-7091 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2013 |