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title: 'MetaEntropy: Functional Shannon Entropy for Virome Mutational Analysis'
version: '1.3'
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.MetaEntropy
abstract: Estimates Shannon entropy, per gene and per genomic position, associated
  with non-synonymous mutation frequencies in viral populations, such as wastewater
  samples. The package uses codon translations for functional insights. Each amino
  acid can be treated as an individual state, resulting in a 20-state entropy computation,
  or grouped into one of six physicochemical classes, adding further functional context.
  Provides normalized values (0-1 scale) to facilitate the direct comparison of different
  genomic positions or total functional entropy across multiple metagenomes. Designed
  to analyze mutational data using tabular 'Single Nucleotide Variant' (SNV) frequency
  tables generated by variant callers (e.g., 'iVar' or 'LoFreq'), operating independently
  of consensus sequence estimation and multiple sequence alignment.
authors:
- family-names: Jones
  given-names: Leandro Roberto
  email: lrj000@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-4194
- family-names: Manrique
  given-names: Julieta Marina
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8712-6666
repository: https://jones-lr.r-universe.dev
commit: c5c462a7f44b45f74a8ce57b31062c84a1ec2dd1
date-released: '2026-02-09'
contact:
- family-names: Jones
  given-names: Leandro Roberto
  email: lrj000@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-4194