Fig. 2From: HOPS: automated detection and authentication of pathogen DNA in archaeological remainsPost-processing steps in HOPS. Three hierarchical post-processing steps are used in HOPS. a First, the edit distance distribution is required to show a decline. b Second, the alignments are assessed for C>T and G>A mismatches typical for aDNA; by default, any such damage is considered sufficient. c Third, the edit distance distribution of reads showing damage is evaluatedBack to article page