# Discussion: methods for removing contaminants and cross-talk

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/discussion-methods-for-removing-contaminants-and-cross-talk/5626
**Category:** General Discussion
**Tags:** best-of-the-forum
**Created:** [August 16, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/discussion-methods-for-removing-contaminants-and-cross-talk/5626 "2018-08-16T16:46:36Z")
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### Author: ![lewisNU](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@lewisNU](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/lewisNU)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/discussion-methods-for-removing-contaminants-and-cross-talk/5626/10 "2018-08-22T12:41:57Z")

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An interesting read from the Fierer lab [http://fiererlab.org/2018/08/15/garbage-in-garbage-out-wrestling-with-contamination-in-microbial-sequencing-projects/](http://fiererlab.org/2018/08/15/garbage-in-garbage-out-wrestling-with-contamination-in-microbial-sequencing-projects/)

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