PhaBOX: a web server for identifying and characterizing phage contigs in metagenomic data.

ABSTRACT:

Motivation

There is accumulating evidence showing the important roles of bacteriophages (phages) in regulating the structure and functions of the microbiome. However, lacking an easy-to-use and integrated phage analysis software hampers microbiome-related research from incorporating phages in the analysis.

Results

In this work, we developed a web server, PhaBOX, which can comprehensively identify and analyze phage contigs in metagenomic data. It supports integrated phage analysis, including phage contig identification from the metagenomic assembly, lifestyle prediction, taxonomic classification, and host prediction. Instead of treating the algorithms as a black box, PhaBOX also supports visualization of the essential features for making predictions. The web server is designe

SUBMITTER: Shang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460485 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature