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Rsearch package brings VSEARCH metabarcoding tools into R

A bioRxiv preprint presents Rsearch, an R package that integrates VSEARCH with visualisation, parameter optimisation and conversion tools for metabarcoding analysis. In a mock-community comparison with DADA2, the two pipelines produced abundance profiles that closely matched the expected composition, with differences in OTU counts and computational performance.