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GRACy is a new bioinformatics toolkit for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genomics. It automates analysis of HCMV sequence data from clinical samples, simplifying genome reconstruction and annotation.

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  • Bioinformatics
  • Virology

Background:

  • Modern DNA sequencing enables human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genome analysis directly from clinical samples.
  • Current bioinformatics approaches are complex, non-standardized, and require significant manual effort.
  • This presents a bottleneck in HCMV genomic research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an easy-to-use toolkit for analyzing HCMV sequence data.
  • To automate and integrate key bioinformatics modules for HCMV genome reconstruction and annotation.
  • To overcome the limitations of current manual and generic approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Developed GRACy (Genome Reconstruction and Annotation of Cytomegalovirus), a Python-based toolkit.
  • Integrated modules for read filtering, genotyping, genome assembly, annotation, variant analysis, and data submission.
  • Tested GRACy on simulated and experimental data, comparing it to generic bioinformatics tools.

Main Results:

  • GRACy automates and streamlines the analysis of HCMV sequence data.
  • The toolkit demonstrated superior performance compared to generic bioinformatics approaches.
  • GRACy features a graphical user interface and simplifies dependency management.

Conclusions:

  • GRACy offers an efficient and user-friendly solution for HCMV genome analysis.
  • The toolkit facilitates faster and more reliable reconstruction and annotation of HCMV genomes.
  • GRACy is freely available, promoting wider adoption in HCMV research.