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Cross-platform software providing statistical analyses and plots of taxonomic and functional profiles.
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Comparative metagenomic studies aim to understand differences in the structure and function of microbial communities from different habitats. Statistical approaches can be used to highlight differences between pairs of metagenomic samples or defined groups of samples (e.g., samples from sick and healthy individuals). STAMP (Statistical Analysis of Metagenomic Profiles) is a software platform for analyzing metagenomic profiles (Parks and Beiko 2010), such as taxonomic profiles indicating the number of marker genes assigned to different taxonomic units or functional profiles indicating the number of sequences contributing to a specific subsystem or pathway. It aims to promote best practices in reporting statistical results by encouraging the use of effect sizes and confidence intervals when assessing biological importance. A user-friendly, graphical interface...
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Parks, D., Beiko, R. (2013). STAMP: Statistical Analysis of Metagenomic Profiles. In: Nelson, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Metagenomics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6418-1_780-1
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