# \#q2-kmerizer

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## [kmers for taxonomy-free beta-diversity measures: an opportunity to integrate amplicon and shotgun analysis?](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/kmers-for-taxonomy-free-beta-diversity-measures-an-opportunity-to-integrate-amplicon-and-shotgun-analysis/34309)

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**Author:** [@sibilant](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/sibilant)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/kmers-for-taxonomy-free-beta-diversity-measures-an-opportunity-to-integrate-amplicon-and-shotgun-analysis/34309 "2026-09-02T16:47:12Z")

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Greetings Qiime-izens, :qiime2::popcorn: TL;DR below. :stopwatch: I have some environmental megagenomic samples that have been analyzed with 16S and shotgun sequencing. So, we ideally want our beta diversity measures t…

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## [Should alpha diversity with kmerizer be recalculated based on results of alpha-rarefaction?](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/should-alpha-diversity-with-kmerizer-be-recalculated-based-on-results-of-alpha-rarefaction/34062)

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**Author:** [@sibilant](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/sibilant)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/should-alpha-diversity-with-kmerizer-be-recalculated-based-on-results-of-alpha-rarefaction/34062 "2026-03-21T15:02:50Z")

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Greetings Qiime2 team, :qiime2: :hot\_beverage: I am a new user of qiime2, analyzing ITS amplicons in the q2-boots-amplicon-2025.7 conda environment. I am not experienced in working with alpha and beta diversity measures…

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## [q2-kmerizer: a QIIME 2 plugin for k-mer-based diversity analysis](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/q2-kmerizer-a-qiime-2-plugin-for-k-mer-based-diversity-analysis/32592)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicholas_Bokulich)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/q2-kmerizer-a-qiime-2-plugin-for-k-mer-based-diversity-analysis/32592 "2025-02-21T14:51:04Z")

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Hi everyone, I am excited to share a new plugin, q2-kmerizer for k-mer-based diversity analysis, supervised learning, and more, allowing comparisons of samples/communities while accounting for the genetic relatedness of …