Title
Denoising PCR-amplified metagenome data.
Abstract
PCR amplification and high-throughput sequencing theoretically enable the characterization of the finest-scale diversity in natural microbial and viral populations, but each of these methods introduces random errors that are difficult to distinguish from genuine biological diversity. Several approaches have been proposed to denoise these data but lack either speed or accuracy.We introduce a new denoising algorithm that we call DADA (Divisive Amplicon Denoising Algorithm). Without training data, DADA infers both the sample genotypes and error parameters that produced a metagenome data set. We demonstrate performance on control data sequenced on Roche's 454 platform, and compare the results to the most accurate denoising software currently available, AmpliconNoise.DADA is more accurate and over an order of magnitude faster than AmpliconNoise. It eliminates the need for training data to establish error parameters, fully utilizes sequence-abundance information, and enables inclusion of context-dependent PCR error rates. It should be readily extensible to other sequencing platforms such as Illumina.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1186/1471-2105-13-283
BMC bioinformatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
microarrays,algorithms,bioinformatics,metagenome,polymerase chain reaction
Noise reduction,Random error,Biology,Metagenomics,Bioinformatics,Computational biology,Sanger sequencing,Probability of error,DNA microarray
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
1
1471-2105
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.75
3
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Michael J. Rosen150.75
Benjamin J. Callahan250.75
Daniel S. Fisher350.75
Susan Holmes421126.51