BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprint
Detecting Random Mutations in 16S rRNA Sequences
Rain M Haworth, Seth Commichaux, Mihai Pop
The paper develops classifiers to detect modified 16S rRNA sequences that pass SILVA database quality controls by using conserved motifs and achieves over 90% sensitivity and specificity.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.24.753821