Human Contamination Removal in Host-Associated Metagenomics

This page lists all posts in the 5-day series on benchmarking human contamination removal for host-associated metagenomic data. Using vaginal metagenomes as a case study, the series covers host-removal strategies, reference databases, computational performance, and microbial-read specificity.

• Day 1: Human Contamination Removal in Host-Associated Metagenomics: Why It Matters — Day 1 of 5 (Sep 15, 2026)
• Day 2: BMTagger vs Bowtie2 for Human Read Removal — Day 2 of 5 (Sep 21, 2026)
• Day 3: BBMap and the Human Reference Problem: Why Your Database Choice Matters as Much as Your Tool — Day 3 of 5 (Oct 06, 2026)
• Day 4: Cleanifier: Fast Human Read Removal and the False-Positive Question — Day 4 of 5 (Oct 08, 2026)
• Day 5: Speed, Sensitivity, and Microbial Specificity: The Final Host-Removal Benchmark — Day 5 of 5 (Oct 12, 2026)