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Tarmo Puurand
University of TartuORCID 0000-0002-9652-8154Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
Biology Disciplines
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2017-2026 · peak 2/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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K-mer based method for finding sequence type-specific PCR primers for Listeria monocytogenes
Reidar Andreson, Age Brauer, Lauris Kaplinski, Tarmo Puurand, Merle Külaots, Signe Saumaa, Ants Kurg, Maido Remm
This paper develops a k-mer-based method to design PCR primers for rapid, low-cost sequence typing of L. monocytogenes with 100% sensitivity and specificity.
Scientific Reports · Aug 3, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine
KATK: fast genotyping of rare variants directly from unmapped sequencing reads
Lauris Kaplinski, Märt Möls, Tarmo Puurand, Fanny‐Dhelia Pajuste, Maido Remm
KATK is a tool for variant calling from raw sequencing reads, achieving low false negative and discovery rates while avoiding bias against rare variants.
Human Mutation · Mar 14, 2021Peer-reviewedBioinformatics
AluMine: alignment-free method for the discovery of polymorphic Alu element insertions
Tarmo Puurand, Viktorija Kukushkina, Fanny‐Dhelia Pajuste, Maido Remm
AluMine identifies polymorphic Alu element insertions in personal genomes using alignment-free methods, achieving high genotype concordance.
Mobile DNA · Jul 18, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics
FastGT: an alignment-free method for calling common SNVs directly from raw sequencing reads
Fanny‐Dhelia Pajuste, Lauris Kaplinski, Märt Möls, Tarmo Puurand, Maarja Lepamets, Maido Remm
FastGT calls common SNVs from raw sequencing reads using k-mer frequency analysis, achieving high concordance with reference genotypes.
Scientific Reports · May 24, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics