Citations & Acknowledgements
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If you use vConTACT3 in your research, please cite the following:

Primary Citation
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Bolduc, B. et al. Machine learning enables scalable and systematic hierarchical virus taxonomy.
*Nat Biotechnol* (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02946-9

BibTeX:
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.. code-block:: bibtex

   @article{bolduc2025vcontact3,
   author  = {Bolduc, Benjamin and others},
   title   = {Machine learning enables scalable and systematic hierarchical virus taxonomy},
   journal = {Nature Biotechnology},
   year    = {2025},
   doi     = {10.1038/s41587-025-02946-9},
   url     = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02946-9}
   }

Database References
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Each reference database has its own DOI. Please cite accordingly:

- **v232 - vConTACT3 Reference Database**
  - DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.19198397 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19198397>`_

- **v230 - vConTACT3 Reference Database**
  - DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.15598380 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15598380>`_

- **v228 - vConTACT3 Reference Database**
  - DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.15164579 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15164579>`_

- **v223 - vConTACT3 Reference Database**
  - DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.10935513 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10935513>`_

- **v220 - vConTACT3 Reference Database**
  - DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.10035619 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10035619>`_

Funding Acknowledgements
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vConTACT3 development was supported by:

- NSF `DBI-2149505 <https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149505>`_
- NSF `DBI-2022070 <https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2022070>`_ (BII-Implementation: The EMERGE Institute)