A software program to generate curated reference databases for metabarcoding sequencing data. CRABS automates the creation of reference databases by downloading, importing, and curating data from mult
Use with AI
Install the MCP server or CLI to instantly fetch CRABS (Creating Reference databases for Amplicon-Based Sequencing) documentation:
Install command
claude mcp add biocontext7 -- npx @biocontext7/mcpOr share this page: biocontext7.com/tools/crabs
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