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Minimizing the average distance to a closest leaf in a phylogenetic tree
Frederick A. Matsen, Aaron Gallagher, Connor McCoy
When performing an analysis on a collection of molecular sequences, it can be convenient to reduce the number of sequences under consideration while maintaining some characteristic…
A format for phylogenetic placements
Frederick A. Matsen, Noah G. Hoffman, Aaron Gallagher +1
We have developed a unified format for phylogenetic placements, that is, mappings of environmental sequence data (e.g. short reads) into a phylogenetic tree. We are motivated to do…
Reconciling taxonomy and phylogenetic inference: formalism and algorithms for describing discord and inferring taxonomic roots
Frederick A. Matsen, Aaron Gallagher
Although taxonomy is often used informally to evaluate the results of phylogenetic inference and find the root of phylogenetic trees, algorithmic methods to do so are lacking. In t…