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ohnosequences / mg7

Configurable and scalable 16S metagenomics data analysis

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Closed eparejatobes closed 7 years ago

eparejatobes commented 8 years ago

It is (at least for me) downright misleading as to what this actually is. Why not something like most specific?

@rtobes @marina-manrique

rtobes commented 8 years ago

MSRT (Maximum Score Representative sequence Taxon)

marina-manrique commented 8 years ago

MST (Most Similar Taxon) ?

Do you know if there is any standard name for this? maybe from Megan Mothur packages??

rtobes commented 8 years ago

Finally I think that it is better to maintain the acronym BBH because is extensively used with a flexible meaning

eparejatobes commented 8 years ago

Reopening, voting for MSA (Most Specific Assignment)