GenCoF: a graphical user interface to rapidly remove human genome contaminants from metagenomic datasets

• Published in: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) Vol. 35; no. 13; pp. 2318 - 2319
• Main Authors: Czajkowski, Matthew D, Vance, Daniel P, Frese, Steven A, Casaburi, Giorgio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Applications Notes

The removal of human genomic reads from shotgun metagenomic sequencing is a critical step in protecting subject privacy. Freely available tools addressing this issue require advanced programing knowledge or are limited by analytical time and data load due to their server-based nature. Here, we compa...