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Run-length compressed metagenomic read classification with SMEM-finding and tagging.

Lore Depuydt¹, Omar Y Ahmed², Jan Fostier¹

¹Department of Information Technology - IDLab, Ghent University - imec, 9052 Gent, Belgium.

|January 7, 2026

Summary

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We developed a new computational method for metagenomic read classification using a compressed BWT index. This approach efficiently classifies sequencing data, improving accuracy and speed over existing tools.

Keywords:

Biocomputational method Biological classification Classification of bioinformatical subject Microbial genomics

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Genomics

Background:

Metagenomic read classification is crucial for analyzing complex biological samples.
Current methods face challenges with large-scale, diverse sequencing data.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce an efficient and accurate method for metagenomic read classification.
To leverage run-length compression and BWT-based indexing for improved performance.

Main Methods:

Utilized a run-length compressed Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT) index with a move structure.
Implemented identification of super-maximal exact matches (SMEMs) and a consensus algorithm for classification.
Employed a sampled tag array to associate SMEMs with class identifiers.

Main Results:

Achieved superior accuracy and runtime performance compared to SPUMONI 2.
Demonstrated competitive memory efficiency against Cliffy.
Successfully classified both long and short reads across diverse datasets.

Conclusions:

The proposed method offers an efficient and accurate solution for metagenomic read classification.
Run-length compressed BWT-based indexing with full SMEMs is effective for large-scale data analysis.