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ArticleMolecular ecology resources2026

SwarmGenomics: A Unified Pipeline for Individual-Based Whole-Genome Analyses.

Aure Kylmänen, Yu-Chi Chen, Sahar Javaheri Tehrani, Nikolas Vellnow, Justin J S Wilcox, Toni I Gossmann

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Article in Molecular ecology resources, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Aure KylmänenComputational Systems Biology, Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.
Yu-Chi ChenComputational Systems Biology, Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.
Sahar Javaheri TehraniComputational Systems Biology, Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.
Nikolas VellnowComputational Systems Biology, Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.
Justin J S WilcoxComputational Systems Biology, Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.
Toni I GossmannComputational Systems Biology, Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-4116

Funding

European Research Council 947636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in sequencing technologies have made whole-genome data widely accessible, enabling research in population genetics, evolutionary biology, and conservation. However, analysing whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data remains challenging, often requiring multiple specialised tools and substantial bioinformatics expertise. We present SwarmGenomics, a modular, user-friendly command-line pipeline for reference-based genome assembly and individual-based genetic analyses. The pipeline integrates seven modules: heterozygosity estimation, runs of homozygosity detection, Pairwise Sequentially Markovian Coalescent (PSMC) analysis, unmapped reads classification, repeat analysis, mitochondrial genome assembly, and nuclear mitochondrial DNA segment (NUMT) identification. Each module can be run independently or as part of a complete workflow. We demonstrate the pipeline's utility with a case study on the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), revealing insights into genetic diversity, inbreeding history, historical population size changes, transposable element activity, and microbial contamination. SwarmGenomics lowers the entry barrier for genomic analysis of diploid, non-model species, serving both as a research and teaching tool. The pipeline and documentation are available at https://github.com/AureKylmanen/Swarmgenomics.

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Computational BiologyGenomicsUrsidaeWhole Genome SequencingAnimalsGenetic VariationSequence Analysis, DNASoftwarebioinformatics pipelineheterozygositymitochondrial genomeNUMTPSMCrepeat annotationruns of homozygosityunmapped readswhole‐genome sequencing

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