USEARCH manual > algorithms
USEARCH algorithms
 
See also: USEARCH commands.
 
Algorithm   Description
USEARCH   Ultra-fast search for high-identity top hit or hits.
UCLUST   Ultra-fast clustering. See also OTU clustering.
UBLAST   Fast, sensitive database search.
UCHIME   Search for chimeric sequences.
Dereplication   Removal of duplicated sequences.
ORF detection   Identification of Open Reading Frames (ORFs) in nucleotide sequences.
Local clustering   Clustering using local alignments
Masking   Detection of repetitive or low-complexity regions.