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Challenge of Metagenome Assembly and Possible Standards

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  1. Genome Science Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    Matthew B. Scholz & Chien-Chi Lo

  2. Genome Sciences, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS-M888 HRL, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    Patrick Chain

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    Karen E. Nelson

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Scholz, M.B., Lo, CC., Chain, P. (2013). Challenge of Metagenome Assembly and Possible Standards. In: Nelson, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Metagenomics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6418-1_26-2

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