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Accurate single-cell phenotyping based on marker combinations is a critical but challenging task due to (i) low reproducibility across experiments with manual thresholding, and, (ii) labor-intensive ground-truth expert annotation required for learning-based methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We developed Tribus, an interactive knowledge-based classifier for multiplexed images and proteomic datasets that avoids hard-set thresholds and manual labeling. We demonstrated that Tribus recovers fine-grained cell types, matching the gold standard annotations by human experts. Additionally, Tribus can target ambiguous populations and discover phenotypically distinct cell subtypes. 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