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PLACNETw: a web-based tool for plasmid reconstruction from bacterial genomes.

Luis Vielva1, María de Toro2, Val F Lanza3

  • 1Departamento de Ingeniería de Comunicaciones, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|October 17, 2017
PubMed
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PLACNETw simplifies plasmid reconstruction from sequencing data using a user-friendly web interface. This tool automates complex graph pruning, making plasmid assembly accessible to researchers without extensive bioinformatics expertise.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Plasmid reconstruction from next-generation sequencing data is challenging.
  • Existing tools like PLACNET require significant bioinformatics expertise for manual graph pruning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an accessible web tool, PLACNETw, for plasmid reconstruction.
  • To automate and simplify the graph pruning process for users.

Main Methods:

  • PLACNETw utilizes a graph-based approach with interactive visualization.
  • Automated BLAST searches and relevant information extraction aid decision-making.
  • The web tool allows interactive pruning of scaffold graphs from a personal computer.

Main Results:

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  • Successful pruning results in distinct connected component subgraphs for each plasmid.
  • User-friendly interface simplifies complex bioinformatics tasks.
  • Automated data download facilitates downstream analysis.

Conclusions:

  • PLACNETw enhances the usability of plasmid reconstruction tools.
  • It empowers researchers with domain expertise but limited bioinformatics background to perform plasmid assembly.
  • The tool streamlines the process, leading to efficient plasmid identification and analysis.