# Primers removal and if DADA2 is able to remove them

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/primers-removal-and-if-dada2-is-able-to-remove-them/31766
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**Created:** [October 29, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/primers-removal-and-if-dada2-is-able-to-remove-them/31766 "2024-10-29T18:08:48Z")
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### Author: ![jphagen](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/jphagen/32/17133_2.png) [@jphagen](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/jphagen)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/primers-removal-and-if-dada2-is-able-to-remove-them/31766/2 "2024-11-01T17:50:17Z")

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Hi @Liviacmg,  
[This post regarding cut adapt vs denoising](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/removing-primers-cutadapt-vs-denoising/20376/2) should be helpful to you in your decisions with your analysis.  
Additionally, [this tutorial](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/demultiplexing-and-trimming-adapters-from-reads-with-q2-cutadapt/2313) goes over how to use cutadapt if you chose to give that another try.  
Based on [this documentation](https://docs.qiime2.org/2024.10/tutorials/qiime2-for-experienced-microbiome-researchers/#removing-non-biological-sequences) I think you are going in the right direction with your thoughts on truncation!  
--Hannah

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