I have a question concerning

I have a question concerning the algorithm used to assign sequences to OTUs (Average neighbour). What do you think about differences (advantages/disadvantages) in comparison to the algorithm described by Edgar (2013)? Is it planned to implement this algorithm to Mothur?

Hi emma, just a hint; you might be interested in this Journal club topic:

http://mothur.ltcmp.net/t/uparse-pipeline/1481/1