Classification of 16S rRNA reads is improved using a niche-specific database constructed by near-full length sequencing

• Phillip R. Myer ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: pmyer@utk.edu

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1980-2105

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• Tara G. McDaneld,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States of America

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• Larry A. Kuehn,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States of America

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• Keith D. Dedonder,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Veterinary and Biomedical Research Center, Inc, Manhattan, KS, United States of America

  Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States of America

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• Michael D. Apley,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States of America

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• Sarah F. Capik,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, College Station, TX, United States of America

  Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States of America

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• Brian V. Lubbers,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States of America

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• Gregory P. Harhay,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States of America

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• Dayna M. Harhay,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States of America

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• John W. Keele,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States of America

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• Madison T. Henniger,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States of America

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• Brooke A. Clemmons,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States of America

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• Timothy P. L. Smith

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States of America

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