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+tools:
+- name: kraken_biom
+  owner: iuc
+  revisions:
+  - 65eb9962d272
+  tool_panel_section_label: Metagenomic Analysis
+  tool_shed_url: toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu
+- name: krakentools_extract_kraken_reads
+  owner: iuc
+  revisions:
+  - f329328da134
+  tool_panel_section_label: Metagenomic Analysis
+  tool_shed_url: toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu