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Metagenomic reference libraries for Slacken

bioinformatics biology genomic life sciences metagenomics microbiome

Description

Metagenomic indexes for use with the Slacken taxonomic classification tool

Update Frequency

These indexes are currently what was used in our 2025 publication introducing the concept of 2-step classification and comparing Kraken2 with Slacken. We aim to update the data at least once per year, resources permitting.

License

There are no restrictions on the use of this data.

Documentation

https://github.com/JNP-Solutions/Slacken/wiki/Pre%E2%80%90built-Slacken-indexes-on-Amazon-S3

Managed By

Johan Nyström-Persson

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Contact

johan@jnpsolutions.io

How to Cite

Metagenomic reference libraries for Slacken was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/slacken.

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  • Description
    Metagenomic indexes for Slacken, a metagenomic classifier, based on NCBI RefSeq genomes.
    Resource type
    S3 Bucket
    Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
    arn:aws:s3:::slacken
    AWS Region
    us-east-1
    AWS CLI Access (No AWS account required)
    aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://slacken/
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