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MetaTracer: A nucleotide alignment-based framework for high-resolution taxonomic and transcript assignment in

Tara N Furstenau¹, Isaac Shaffer¹, Kuei-Ling C Hsu²

¹School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

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|May 13, 2026

Summary

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MetaTracer accurately assigns bacterial sequences to species and genes in metatranscriptomic data. This tool improves species-level resolution and detects differences in microbial gene expression, aiding in understanding complex communities.

Keywords:

metatranscriptomics microbial gene expression nucleotide alignment strain-level resolution taxonomic assignment transcript assignment

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Genomics

Background:

Metatranscriptomic analysis is crucial for understanding microbial community function.
Existing tools often lose species-level resolution or accuracy in complex samples.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce MetaTracer, a novel nucleotide alignment-based tool for comprehensive metatranscriptomic analysis.
To improve taxonomic and gene assignment accuracy in complex bacterial communities.

Main Methods:

Utilizes full nucleotide-level alignment for improved accuracy over k-mer methods.
Maps sequence reads directly to annotated genomic features for species-specific gene attribution.
Implemented as a Python workflow wrapper dependent on Rust-based mtsv-tools.

Main Results:

Achieves high accuracy in both taxonomic and gene assignment on simulated datasets.
Successfully resolves species-specific transcriptional activity in real dental plaque samples.
Detects reproducible differences in microbial gene expression between healthy controls and children with early childhood caries.

Conclusions:

MetaTracer enhances the accuracy and resolution of metatranscriptomic analyses.
Enables direct attribution of gene expression to specific microbial species.
Provides valuable insights into microbial community dynamics and disease states.