Microbe-ID: an open source toolbox for microbial genotyping and species identification.

ABSTRACT: Development of tools to identify species, genotypes, or novel strains of invasive organisms is critical for monitoring emergence and implementing rapid response measures. Molecular markers, although critical to identifying species or genotypes, require bioinformatic tools for analysis. However, user-friendly analytical tools for fast identification are not readily available. To address this need, we created a web-based set of applications called Microbe-ID that allow for customizing a toolbox for rapid species identification and strain genotyping using any genetic markers of choice. Two components of Microbe-ID, named Sequence-ID and Genotype-ID, implement species and genotype identification, respectively. Sequence-ID allows identification of species by using BLAST to query sequences for a

SUBMITTER: Tabima JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4994078 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature