NanoVI: a Bayesian variational inference Nextflow pipelinefor species-level taxonomic classification from full-length16S rRNA Nanopore reads

Authors

Curiqueo, C., Fuentes-Santander, F., Ugalde, J. A.

Abstract

NanoVI is a Nextflow pipeline for species-level taxonomic classification of full length 16S rRNA Oxford Nanopore reads. Unlike existing tools that rely on expectation maximization (EM) algorithms, NanoVI employs Bayesian variational inference with a Dirichlet Categorical conjugate model, yielding abundance estimates accompanied by Bayesian 95% credible intervals that quantify estimation uncertainty, along with automatic shrinkage that suppresses spurious taxa. NanoVI integrates the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) r226, providing phylogenetically consistent taxonomy while maintaining compatibility with NCBI style databases. Benchmarked against a standardized mock community, NanoVI achieves species-detection metrics comparable to Emu, with 25 to 62% lower execution time and fewer false-positive assignments. Validation on 20 clinical vaginal microbiome samples confirms reproducibility against previously published Emu-based analyses.

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