KuafuPrimer: Machine learning empowers the design of 16S amplicon sequencing primers toward minimal bias for bacterial communities
Haoyu Zhang, Xiaoqing Jiang, Xiongwu Yu, Hongyi Wang, Ping Lu, Jiaheng Hou, Qian Guo, Tingting Xiao, Shufang Wu, Hengchuang Yin, Peter X. Geng, Jinyuan Guo, Alexandre Jousset, Zhong Wei, Yonghong Xiao, Huaiqiu Zhu
KuafuPrimer uses machine learning to design 16S rRNA gene primers with minimal bias, improving taxonomic accuracy and detecting rare taxa missed by universal primers.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics