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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2023

ARGem: a new metagenomics pipeline for antibiotic resistance genes: metadata, analysis, and visualization.

Xiao Liang, Jingyi Zhang, Yoonjin Kim, Josh Ho, Kevin Liu, Ishi Keenum, Suraj Gupta, Benjamin Davis, Shannon L Hepp, Liqing Zhang and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Xiao LiangDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Jingyi ZhangDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Yoonjin KimDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Josh HoDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Kevin LiuDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Ishi KeenumDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Suraj GuptaInterdisciplinary PhD Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Benjamin DavisDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Shannon L HeppDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Liqing ZhangDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Kang XiaSchool of Plant and Environmental Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Katharine F KnowltonDepartment of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VaA, United States.
Jingqiu LiaoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Peter J VikeslandDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Amy PrudenDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Lenwood S HeathDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance is of crucial interest to both human and animal medicine. It has been recognized that increased environmental monitoring of antibiotic resistance is needed. Metagenomic DNA sequencing is becoming an attractive method to profile antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), including a special focus on pathogens. A number of computational pipelines are available and under development to support environmental ARG monitoring; the pipeline we present here is promising for general adoption for the purpose of harmonized global monitoring. Specifically, ARGem is a user-friendly pipeline that provides full-service analysis, from the initial DNA short reads to the final visualization of results. The capture of extensive metadata is also facilitated to support comparability across projects and broader monitoring goals. The ARGem pipeline offers efficient analysis of a modest number of samples along with affordable computational components, though the throughput could be increased through cloud resources, based on the user's configuration. The pipeline components were carefully assessed and selected to satisfy tradeoffs, balancing efficiency and flexibility. It was essential to provide a step to perform short read assembly in a reasonable time frame to ensure accurate annotation of identified ARGs. Comprehensive ARG and mobile genetic element databases are included in ARGem for annotation support. ARGem further includes an expandable set of analysis tools that include statistical and network analysis and supports various useful visualization techniques, including Cytoscape visualization of co-occurrence and correlation networks. The performance and flexibility of the ARGem pipeline is demonstrated with analysis of aquatic metagenomes. The pipeline is freely available at https://github.com/xlxlxlx/ARGem.

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antibiotic resistance genesbioinformaticsgenome annotationmetagenomicsworkflow

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