To cite lefser in publications, use:

Khleborodova A, Gamboa-Tuz S, Ramos M, Segata N, Waldron L, Oh S (2024). “Lefser: Implementation of metagenomic biomarker discovery tool, LEfSe, in R.” Bioinformatics, btae707. ISSN 1367-4811. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btae707. https://academic.oup.com/bioinformatics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bioinformatics/btae707/7908399.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {Lefser: Implementation of metagenomic biomarker discovery
      tool, LEfSe, in R},
    author = {Asya Khleborodova and Samuel D Gamboa-Tuz and Marcel
      Ramos and Nicola Segata and Levi Waldron and Sehyun Oh},
    journal = {Bioinformatics},
    year = {2024},
    month = {11},
    pages = {btae707},
    issn = {1367-4811},
    doi = {10.1093/bioinformatics/btae707},
    url =
      {https://academic.oup.com/bioinformatics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bioinformatics/btae707/7908399},
  }