# MOSHPIT paper is out!

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/moshpit-paper-is-out/34340
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**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/moshpit-paper-is-out/34340 "2026-09-29T10:52:02Z")
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### Author: ![misialq](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/misialq/32/9053_2.png) [@misialq](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/misialq)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/moshpit-paper-is-out/34340/1 "2026-09-29T10:52:02Z")

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📜 The Rachis team proudly presents our latest paper: [MOSHPIT: Accessible, reproducible metagenome data science on the QIIME 2 framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101366)!

As some of you probably have already seen, MOSHPIT is our "new" distribution for whole-metagenome sequencing data analysis, all within the Rachis ecosystem. It allows you to perform both, read-based and assembly-based analysis, and is fully compatible with the existing plugins that you already know and love. 😃

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved in this big multi-year effort - from ideating and code development to testing and tutorial writing. It's been a long and productive journey, and we are not stopping here! MOSHPIT is under active development and we continue delivering new features in every release, so stay tuned for more! 📣

In the meantime, if you haven't tried it yet, head over to our [documentation](https://moshpit.qiime2.org) where you will find installation instructions, usage examples, and focused tutorials to get you started quickly.

As always, we are very open to any feedback you may have - please post on the forum in case of any questions and/or suggestions!

Cheers,  
Michal