# High-quality metagenome assembly from long accurate reads with metaMDBG

*PRI Rank #15 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #15 |
| 18m citations | 63 |
| Journal | Nature Biotechnology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41587-023-01983-6 |
| Corresponding authors | Christopher Quince |
| Institution | Earlham Institute, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/bacteriophages-and-microbial-interactions/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41587-023-01983-6](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01983-6)

## Topics

metaMDBG · metagenome assembly · PacBio HiFi reads · long accurate reads · de Bruijn graph · Minimizer space · iterative assembly · Minimizer space · abundance-based filtering · strain complexity · Bacterial genomes · metagenome-assembled genomes · MAGs · virus recovery · Plasmids · Microbial communities · genome coverage depth variation

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