Reference-guided assembly of metagenomes with MetaCompass
Metagenomic studies have primarily relied on de novo assembly for reconstructing genes and genomes from microbial mixtures. While reference-guided approaches have been employed in the assembly of single organisms, they have not been used in a metagenomic context. Here, we develop an effective approach for reference-guided metagenomic assembly that can complement and improve upon de novo metagenomic assembly methods for certain organisms. Such approaches will be increasingly useful as more genomes are sequenced and made publicly available.
Authors
- Ujjwal Ayyangar
- Zac Bowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9046-7565)
- Sergey Koren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-8962)
- Tu Luan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-7401)
- Victoria P. Cepeda-Espinoza
- Todd J. Treangen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3760-564X)
- Mihai Pop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9617-5304)
- Mathieu Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4971-0049)
- Bo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7840-9450)
- Adam Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7764-7433)
Institutions
- National Human Genome Research Institute (US)
- Fraunhofer USA (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Rice University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cell Reports Methods
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmeth.2025.101186
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61