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ArticleComputational and structural biotechnology journal2026

ProGenFixer: An Ultrafast and Accurate Tool for Correcting Prokaryotic Genome Sequences Using a Mapping-Free Algorithm.

Lifu Song, Mei Wang, Xiaoping Liao, Junli Wu, Zhenkun Shi, Ruoyu Wang, Haoran Li, Lulu Liu, Botao He, Xiaomeng Ni and 6 more

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Lifu SongCollege of Biotechnology, Tanjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1092-4568
Mei WangTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4550-4017
Xiaoping LiaoTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9852-910X
Junli WuCollege of Biotechnology, Tanjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
Zhenkun ShiTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Ruoyu WangTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Haoran LiTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Lulu LiuTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Botao HeTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Xiaomeng NiTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Qinggang LiCollege of Biotechnology, Tanjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
Jinshan LiDepartment of Strategic and Integrative Research, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Hongwu MaTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-2314
Ping ZhengTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Jibin SunTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
Yanhe MaDepartment of Strategic and Integrative Research, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.

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Although several tools exist for prokaryotic genome correction, most depend on external read mappers that impose computational overhead and usability barriers, leaving a need for fast, accurate, standalone solutions. We present ProGenFixer, a mapping-free tool that identifies and corrects errors in prokaryotic genomes using next-generation sequencing data. ProGenFixer compares

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