Strain-level transmission inference across multi-kingdom metagenomic data using TRACS
Jukka Corander
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 24 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02339-x The TRACS algorithm tracks bacteria, viruses and parasites in metagenomic or population sequencing data, detecting microbial transmission even when multiple strains coexist within a host.