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JCoast - A biologist-centric software tool for data mining and comparison of prokaryotic (meta)genomes

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JCoast - A biologist-centric software tool for data mining and comparison of prokaryotic (meta)genomes
Background: Current sequencing technologies give access to sequence information for genomes and metagenomes at a tremendous speed. Subsequent data processing is mainly performed by automatic pipelines provided by the sequencing centers. Although, standardised workflows are desirable and useful in many respects, rational data mining, comparative genomics, and especially the interpretation of the sequence information in the biological context, demands for intuitive, flexible, and extendable solutions. Results: The JCoast software tool was primarily designed to analyse and compare (meta)genome sequences of prokaryotes. Based on a pre-computed GenDB database project, JCoast offers a flexible graphical user interface (GUI), as well as an application programming interface (API) that facilitates back-end data access. JCoast offers individual, cross genome-, and metagenome analysis, and assists the biologist in exploration of large and complex datasets. Conclusion: JCoast combines all functio...
Michael Richter, Thierry Lombardot, Ivaylo Kostadi
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Type Journal
Year 2008
Where BMCBI
Authors Michael Richter, Thierry Lombardot, Ivaylo Kostadinov, Renzo Kottmann, Melissa Beth Duhaime, Jörg Peplies, Frank Oliver Glöckner
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