University of North Texas

Evaluation of the RDP Classifier Accuracy Using 16S rRNA Gene Variable Regions

Published in Metagenomics

The RDP Classifier is a widely used bioinfor-matic program that performs taxonomic classification of 16S rRNA gene sequences. However, the accuracy of the program is not clear when it is applied to common PCR products of the 16S rRNA variable regions, which are heavily used in microbiome projects. In this study, full-length 16S rRNA gene alignments...