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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Perseus: Lineage-Aware Refinement of Kraken2 Taxonomic Classification for Long Read Metagenomes.

Matthew H Nguyen, Michael C Schatz

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Matthew H NguyenDepartment of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4312-5992
Michael C SchatzDepartment of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.

Funding

Implementing the Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)U24HG010263 · NHGRI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Enis Afgan, VINCENT JAMES CAREY · 2018 to 2026
$23.8M
Democratization of Data Analysis in Life Sciences Through GalaxyU41HG006620 · NHGRI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI NEKRUTENKO, ANTON, SCHATZ, MICHAEL · 2012 to 2020
$14.4M
An in integrated platform for multiomic analyses of pathogen and host data using scalable public infrastructureU24AI183870 · NIAID · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI Kelsey M Beavers, Maximilian Haeussler · 2024 to 2026
$10.2M
NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG010263NHGRI NIH HHS U41 HG006620NIAID NIH HHS U24 AI183870
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Motivation: Long-read metagenomic sequencing improves assembly contiguity and enables genome-resolved analysis of complex microbial communities, but accurate taxonomic classification of long reads and assembled contigs remains challenging. Highly scalable k-mer-based classifiers such as Kraken2 frequently over-assign fine-rank taxonomic labels when applied to long-read data, producing high false positive classification rates driven by sparse or localized k-mer matches, particularly in microbiomes with extensive taxonomic novelty. Results: We present Availability and implementation: Perseus integrates with existing Kraken2 workflows and is available at https://github.com/matnguyen/perseus.

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