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 sylph uses a k-mer containment method, similar to sourmash or Mash. sylph's novelty lies in **using a statistical technique to correct ANI for low coverage genomes** within the sample, allowing accurate ANI queries for even low abundance genomes.
 
-##  Install (current version v0.4.1)
+##  Install (current version v0.5.0)
 
 #### Option 1: conda install 
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