Pandora: nucleotide-resolution bacterial pan-genomics with reference graphs

Autor: Rachel M. Colquhoun, Michael B. Hall, Leandro Lima, Leah W. Roberts, Kerri M. Malone, Martin Hunt, Brice Letcher, Jane Hawkey, Sophie George, Louise Pankhurst, Zamin Iqbal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Genome Biology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-30 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1474-760X
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02473-1
Popis: Abstract We present pandora, a novel pan-genome graph structure and algorithms for identifying variants across the full bacterial pan-genome. As much bacterial adaptability hinges on the accessory genome, methods which analyze SNPs in just the core genome have unsatisfactory limitations. Pandora approximates a sequenced genome as a recombinant of references, detects novel variation and pan-genotypes multiple samples. Using a reference graph of 578 Escherichia coli genomes, we compare 20 diverse isolates. Pandora recovers more rare SNPs than single-reference-based tools, is significantly better than picking the closest RefSeq reference, and provides a stable framework for analyzing diverse samples without reference bias.
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