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+# microbiomeMarker 0.0.1
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+* main data structure: S4 object `microbiomeMarker` inheited from `phyloseq` in 
+  package [phyloseq](https://github.com/joey711/phyloseq), used for storing 
+  microbiome marker data.
+* LEfSe (Linear discriminant analysis effect size) analysis: `lefse()`.
+* visualization for lefse results: `lefse_barplot()`, `lefse_cladogram()`.