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Sources and impacts of contamination in sequencing data

Logical synthesis of how various contamination sources including reagent, index hopping, and low biomass issues affect sequence data quality and analyses.

Confidence
80%
◑partialactivecomplexity: mid

Reasoning Steps (3)

Reagent and laboratory contamination critically impact microbiome analysesStep 1
Index hopping introduces sample misassignmentStep 2
Low biomass contamination creates unique challengesStep 3

Source

Characteristics of contamination in sequence data