| Title |
Alignment-free sequence comparison: benefits, applications, and tools
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Genome Biology, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13059-017-1319-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrzej Zielezinski, Susana Vinga, Jonas Almeida, Wojciech M. Karlowski |
| Abstract |
Alignment-free sequence analyses have been applied to problems ranging from whole-genome phylogeny to the classification of protein families, identification of horizontally transferred genes, and detection of recombined sequences. The strength of these methods makes them particularly useful for next-generation sequencing data processing and analysis. However, many researchers are unclear about how these methods work, how they compare to alignment-based methods, and what their potential is for use for their research. We address these questions and provide a guide to the currently available alignment-free sequence analysis tools. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 30 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 9% |
| Germany | 6 | 4% |
| Australia | 6 | 4% |
| France | 6 | 4% |
| India | 5 | 4% |
| Canada | 5 | 4% |
| Brazil | 4 | 3% |
| Spain | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 39 | 28% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 84 | 61% |
| Members of the public | 52 | 38% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | <1% |
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| Unknown | 636 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 129 | 20% |
| Researcher | 105 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 88 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 81 | 13% |
| Other | 25 | 4% |
| Other | 83 | 13% |
| Unknown | 125 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 193 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 131 | 21% |
| Computer Science | 76 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 19 | 3% |
| Engineering | 14 | 2% |
| Other | 58 | 9% |
| Unknown | 145 | 23% |
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