From: MUSiCC: a marker genes based framework for metagenomic normalization and accurate profiling of gene abundances in the microbiome
Sample-specific property
Correlation with USiCGs abundance
Controlled correlation with USiCGs abundance a
Genome size
-0.82 (P <10-14)
-0.46 (P <10-3)
Mappability
-0.85 (P <10-17)
-0.58 (P <10-6)
Species richness
0.44 (P <10-3)
0.37 (P <0.003)