UCLUST is a software tool commonly used in bioinformatics for clustering sequences, particularly in the analysis of large datasets of DNA or protein sequences. It is part of the Qiime (Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology) software suite, which is designed for analyzing and interpreting microbial communities. UCLUST groups sequences based on similarity levels, allowing researchers to identify distinct operational taxonomic units (OTUs) from metagenomic data.
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