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ArticleBMC genomics2018

A-GAME: improving the assembly of pooled functional metagenomics sequence data.

Matteo Chiara, Antonio Placido, Ernesto Picardi, Luigi Ruggiero Ceci, David Stephen Horner, Graziano Pesole

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Matteo ChiaraDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, via Celoria 26, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Antonio PlacidoInstitute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Amendola 165A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
Ernesto PicardiInstitute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Amendola 165A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
Luigi Ruggiero CeciInstitute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Amendola 165A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
David Stephen HornerDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, via Celoria 26, 20133, Milan, Italy. davidhorner@unimi.it.ORCID 0000-0002-6739-2657
Graziano PesoleInstitute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Amendola 165A, 70126, Bari, Italy.

Funding

H2020 European Research Council H2020-BG-2014-2, GA 634486H2020 European Research Council H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1, GA 654008H2020 European Research Council H2020-INFRADEV-1-2015-1, GA 676559
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Abstract

backgroundExpression screening of environmental DNA (eDNA) libraries is a popular approach for the identification and characterization of novel microbial enzymes with promising biotechnological properties. In such "functional metagenomics" experiments, inserts, selected on the basis of activity assays, are sequenced with high throughput sequencing technologies. Assembly is followed by gene prediction, annotation and identification of candidate genes that are subsequently evaluated for biotechnological applications.

resultsHere we present A-GAME (A GAlaxy suite for functional MEtagenomics), a web service incorporating state of the art tools and workflows for the analysis of eDNA sequence data. We illustrate the potential of A-GAME workflows using real functional metagenomics data, showing that they outperform alternative metagenomics assemblers. Dedicated tools available in A-GAME allow efficient analysis of pooled libraries and rapid identification of candidate genes, reducing sequencing costs and saving the need for laborious manual annotation.

conclusionIn conclusion, we believe A-GAME will constitute a valuable resource for the functional metagenomics community. A-GAME is publicly available at http://beaconlab.it/agame.

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Gene LibraryGenome, MicrobialInternetSoftwareComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMetagenomicsMolecular Sequence AnnotationWorkflowAssemblyCandidate genesFunctional annotationFunctional metagenomicsGalaxyWorkflow

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PMCPMC5767027

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