Who publishes OTUshuff?

Agricultural Research Service, part of Department of Agriculture, publishes this dataset on Data.gov.

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The publisher does not list a schedule. The last update was on 02/13/2024.

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Checked Oct 30, 2026

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OTUshuff

Name: OTUshuff
Creator: Agricultural Research Service

Published by Agricultural Research Service · Updated 02/13/2024

Official source

Last updated: 02/13/2024
Update frequency: Not listed
Formats: Web only
Coverage: Nationwide; Federal data

About this dataset

OTUshuff is a set of tools written in Perl to identify and correct for the presence of pseudo-diversity in contrasts between microbial communities. The variably weighted Odum dissimilarity (DwOdum) allows for down-weighting the influence of either abundant or rare taxa in calculating a measure of similarity between two communities. We show that down-weighting the influence of rare taxa can be used to minimize pseudo b-diversity arising from incomplete sampling. Down-weighting the influence of abundant taxa can increase the sensitivity of hypothesis testing. OTUshuff is an associated test for identifying the presence of pseudo-diversity in pairwise community contrasts. Resources in this dataset: - Resource Title: OTUshuff. File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/software/download/?softwareid=462&modecode=30-12-30-15 download page

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Who publishes OTUshuff?: Agricultural Research Service, part of Department of Agriculture, publishes this dataset on Data.gov.
How often is it updated?: The publisher does not list a schedule. The last update was on 02/13/2024.
How do I download it?: Use the official source link above to view or request the data.

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