Using bbduk on Illumina PE hg19 fastq files from NextSeq. I have done adapter removal, quality trimming and contamination filtering. Is kmer masking needed or recommended before I align using bbmap? Thank you 
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Nope! That's just for special use-cases.Originally posted by cmccabe View PostUsing bbduk on Illumina PE hg19 fastq files from NextSeq. I have done adapter removal, quality trimming and contamination filtering. Is kmer masking needed or recommended before I align using bbmap? Thank you. -
Thank you.
The bbMap tools are amazingly fast and accurate.Comment
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