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 - Align all Core/Persistent families
 - Infer a phylogenetic tree from the Core/Persistent families
 
+If you use PanACoTA, please cite:
+
+PERRIN, A., & ROCHA, E. (2020). PanACoTA: A modular tool for massive microbial comparative genomics. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.11.293472
+
 
 # Installation
 
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 If you use PanACoTA, please cite:
 
-XXXXXXXXX
+PERRIN, A., & ROCHA, E. (2020). PanACoTA: A modular tool for massive microbial comparative genomics. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.11.293472
+
 
 
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