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Table 3 Sensitivity, precision, and F1-score of the pathogen detection tools on a mock metagenomic dataset

From: MegaPath: sensitive and rapid pathogen detection using metagenomic NGS data

Dataset

Spiked Bacteria

MegaPath

Centrifuge

CLARK

Kraken

Kraken2

  

F1-score (Sensitivity, Precision)

1

Enterococcus hirae

98.5% (97.1, 99.9%)

96.2% (92.8, 99.9%)

98.0% (96.1, 100%)

97.3% (94.8, 99.9%)

97.7% (95.6, 99.9%)

2

Corynebacterium halotolerans

98.5% (97.1, 100%)

96.3% (92.8, 100%)

98.0% (96.1, 100%)

97.3% (94.8, 100%)

97.8% (95.6, 100%)

3

Clostridium botulinum

98.5% (97.1, 100%)

96.3% (92.8, 99.9%)

98.0% (96.1, 100%)

97.3% (94.8, 100%)

97.8% (95.6, 99.9%)

4

Corynebacterium falsenii

98.5% (97.1, 100%)

96.3% (92.8, 100%)

98.0% (96.1, 100%)

97.3% (94.8, 100%)

97.8% (95.6, 100%)

5

Gardnerella vaginalis

98.6% (97.2, 100%)

96.3% (92.9, 100%)

98.0% (96.1, 100%,)

97.3% (94.8, 100%)

97.8% (95.7, 100%)

6

Pasteurella multocida

98.6% (97.2, 100%)

96.3% (92.9, 100%)

98.0% (96.1, 100%)

97.3% (94.8, 100%)

97.8% (95.7, 100%)

7

Micrococcus luteus

98.6% (97.2, 100%)

96.4% (93.0, 100%)

98.1% (96.2, 100%)

97.4% (94.9, 100%)

97.8% (95.8, 100%)

8

Gallibacterium anatis

98.6% (97.3, 100%)

96.4% (93.0, 100%)

98.1% (96.2, 100%)

97.4% (95.0, 100%)

97.8% (95.8, 100%)

9

Citrobacter freundii

98.5% (97.2, 99.9%)

96.4% (93.0, 99.9%)

98.0% (96.2, 99.9%)

97.4% (95.0, 99.9%)

97.8% (95.8, 99.9%)

10

Haemophilus parainfluenzae

98.6% (97.3, 100%)

96.4% (93.0, 99.9%)

98.1% (96.3, 100%)

97.4% (95.0, 100%)

97.8% (95.8, 100%)

11

Leuconostoc gasicomitatum

98.2% (96.6, 100%)

96.4% (93.0, 99.9%)

98.1% (96.3, 100%)

97.4% (95.0, 100%)

97.9% (95.8, 100%)

12

Human campylobacteriosis

98.6% (97.3, 100%)

96.4% (93.0, 100%)

98.1% (96.3, 100%)

97.4% (95.0, 100%)

97.8% (95.8, 100%)