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Akhgar Ghassabian

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Akhgar GhassabianiD1 paper · New York University

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Comparison of a long-read amplicon sequencing approach to short-read amplicons for microbiome analysis

Brandon O’Sullivan, Katherine W. Herbst, Alexander H. Hogan, Michele A. Maltz, Justin David Radolf, David Lawrence, Michael A. Lynes, Juan Carlos Salazar, Joerg Graf, The Connecticut Children’s COVID Collaborative, Michael Brimacombe, Christopher L. Carroll, Kyle J. Carson, Taylor R. T. Dagenais, Catalina De La Cruz Macias, , Surender Khurana

This paper compares StrainID long-read amplicon sequencing to short-read amplicons for microbiome analysis, showing similar performance overall but better phylogenetic diversity and taxonomic classification in saliva samples.

Microbiology Spectrum · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology