MetaCAT
Metagenome binning plus microbial SNP calling and metagenome-wide association with host traits in one framework.
| Category | Microbiome & metagenomics |
|---|---|
| GitHub | liu-congcong/MetaCAT |
| First public | 2026-09-01 (source) |
| Paper | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02472-7 · Nature Microbiology (2026) |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Pricing | Open source |
| Tags | #binning#mags#association |
| Last checked | 2026-10-16 |
Specs
| Input | Assembled contigs + read coverage |
|---|---|
| Task | Binning, microbial SNPs, host-trait association |
| Reference database | — |
| GitHub stars | 26 |
| Interface | — |
Specs come from each project's README, paper or official page · MetaCAT paper · MetaCAT README. “—” means we couldn't verify it.
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