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Diana M. Proctor

University of California, San Francisco

1 paper in the Anchorcite directory, published in 2018, cited 3,716 times in total.

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Frequent co-authors

  • Nicole M. Davis · 1 paper
  • Susan Holmes · 1 paper
  • David A. Relman · 1 paper
  • Benjamin J. Callahan · 1 paper

Papers

  1. Simple statistical identification and removal of contaminant sequences in marker-gene and metagenomics dataMicrobiome · 2018 · 3,716 citations

    BACKGROUND: The accuracy of microbial community surveys based on marker-gene and metagenomic sequencing (MGS) suffers from the presence of contaminants-DNA sequences not truly present in the sample. Contaminants come from various sources, including reagents. Appropriate laboratory practices can reduce contamination,…

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