# Merge paired reads with dada2

**URL:** <https://forum.qiime2.org/t/merge-paired-reads-with-dada2/1353>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Tags:** dada2, joining, paired-end\
**Created:** [September 29, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/merge-paired-reads-with-dada2/1353 "2017-09-29T19:44:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jairideout](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/jairideout/32/9_2.png) [@jairideout](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/jairideout)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/merge-paired-reads-with-dada2/1353/7 "2017-11-30T19:12:19Z")

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The QIIME 2 2017.11 release has expanded support for analyzing paired end reads! See the [paired end reads community tutorial](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/analyzing-paired-end-reads-in-qiime-2/2021) for more details. 🎉

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