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Query: Rbec: a tool for analysis of amplicon sequencing data from synthetic microbial communities SummarySynthetic microbial communities (SynComs) constitute an emerging and powerful tool in biological, biomedical, and biotechnological research. Despite recent advances in algorithms for the analysis of culture-independent amplicon sequencing data from microbial communities, there is a lack of tools specifically designed for analysing SynCom data, where reference sequences for each strain are available. Here we present Rbec, a tool designed for the analysis of SynCom data that accurately corrects PCR and sequencing errors in amplicon sequences and identifies intra-strain polymorphic variation. Extensive evaluation using mock bacterial and fungal communities show that our tool outperforms current methods for samples of varying complexity, diversity, and sequencing depth. Furthermore, Rbec also allows accurate detection of contaminants in SynCom experiments.

Availability and implementationRbec is freely available as an open-source multi-platform R package. Release versions can be obtained via Bioconductor. The developer version is maintained and can be downloaded at: https://github.com/PengfanZhang/Rbec.

Contactgarridoo@mpipz.mpg.de
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