Work

Genome annotation of disease-causing microorganisms

Year: 2021

Type: review

Abstract: Humans have coexisted with pathogenic microorganisms throughout its history of evolution. We have never halted the exploration of pathogenic microorganisms. With the improvement of genome-sequencing technology and the continuous reduction of sequencing costs, an increasing number of complete genome sequences of pathogenic microorganisms have become available. Genome annotation of this massive sequence information has become a daunting task in biological research. This paper summarizes the approaches to the genome annotation of pathogenic microorganisms and the available popular genome annotation tools for prokaryotes, eukaryotes and viruses. Furthermore, real-world comparisons of different annotation tools using 12 genomes from prokaryotes, eukaryotes and viruses were conducted. Current challenges and problems were also discussed.

Source: Briefings in Bioinformatics

DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbab004

Authors: Yibo Dong, Chang Li, Kami Kim, Liwang Cui, Xiaoming Liu

Institution: University of South Florida

Language: English

Topic: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Award: Southeast Asia Malaria Research Center