Exploring Microbial Diversity and Taxonomy Using SSU rRNA Hypervariable Tag Sequencing
Figure 4
Comparison of taxonomic assignments for human gut sequences at the genus level.
Assignment to genus and their relative abundances are distinctly similar for each of the three methods, V3 tag, V6 tag and full-length sequencing of SSU rRNA genes. Only sequences classified to the genus level are included. The tag sequencing approach, however, reveals many more rare taxa than does conventional full-length sequencing.