Merge_metaphlan_tables.py with absolute abundance

[timyerg]

Hello!

@MalbertR

Just to be sure…This script takes the value for ‘estimated_number_of_reasds_from_the_clade’?

That’s right.

@MalbertR

However, it does seem as if the “coverage” and relative abundance correlate (meaning the relative abundance might have been calculated using the coverage information?).

I always refer to it as “absolute” abundances in “” because actually they are not exactly the same.
This discussion can answer your question better than I.