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  • Increasing numbers of reference genomes necessitate efficient classification tools.
  • Existing k-mer based methods (e.g., Kraken 2) are fast but limited by fixed k-mer lengths.
  • Compressed full-text index methods (e.g., SPUMONI2, Cliffy) offer flexibility but are less efficient and scalable.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel compressed indexing method for efficient and accurate multi-class and taxonomic classification of genomic data.
  • To overcome the limitations of fixed k-mer lengths and improve scalability for large reference databases.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed a new method, Movi Color, utilizing the move structure of compressed full-text indexes.
  • Augmented the Movi index by assigning 'colors' to Burrows-Wheeler Transform runs, indicating genome origin.
  • Leveraged index compression opportunities in repetitive reference data, common in pangenomes.

Main Results:

  • Movi Color demonstrated significantly higher precision and recall at species and genus levels compared to Kraken 2 and Metabuli.
  • Achieved 1.6x higher precision and 2x higher recall at species level; 70% higher precision and 80% higher recall at genus level.
  • Read processing speed was 7-20x faster than Metabuli and comparable to Kraken 2, with a favorable speed-accuracy trade-off.

Conclusions:

  • Movi Color offers a superior speed-accuracy balance for taxonomic classification, outperforming existing tools.
  • The method is well-suited for real-time and high-throughput genomic analyses, especially with large and repetitive reference databases.