Rapid and sensitive detection of genome contamination at scale with FCS-GX

Assembled genome sequences are being generated at an exponential rate. Here we present FCS-GX, part of NCBI ’s Foreign Contamination Screen (FCS) tool suite, optimized to identify and remove contaminant sequenc...

Source: Genome Biology - February 26, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Alexander Astashyn, Eric S. Tvedte, Deacon Sweeney, Victor Sapojnikov, Nathan Bouk, Victor Joukov, Eyal Mozes, Pooja K. Strope, Pape M. Sylla, Lukas Wagner, Shelby L. Bidwell, Larissa C. Brown, Karen Clark, Emily W. Davis, Brian Smith-White, Wratko Hlavin Tags: Method Source Type: research