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ArticleGigaScience2026

PathoFact 2.0: an integrative pipeline for the prediction of antimicrobial resistance genes, virulence factors, toxins and toxin-associated proteins, and biosynthetic gene clusters in metagenomes.

Luis F Delgado, Júlia Ortís Sunyer, Cedric C Laczny, Oskar Hickl, Patrick May, Paul Wilmes

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Luis F DelgadoLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0001-7850-5285
Júlia Ortís SunyerLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-2714-7067
Cedric C LacznyLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-1100-1282
Oskar HicklLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0001-9959-8767
Patrick MayLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0001-8698-3770
Paul WilmesLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-6478-2924

Funding

European Research Council ERC-CoG 863664Luxembourg National Research Fund C23/BM/18091896
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and virulence factors (VFs) are central contributors to the global health crisis surrounding drug-resistant infections.

findingsWe introduce PathoFact 2.0, an enhanced pipeline for improved ARG, VF, toxin, and biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) prediction. Key improvements include an updated machine learning (ML) model for VF identification, expanded hidden Markov model profiles for VFs and toxin-associated proteins, a new ML model for toxin and toxin-associated proteins identification, and the integration of antiSMASH 7.0 for predicting BGCs.

conclusionsOur upgrades make PathoFact 2.0 a more powerful and user-friendly platform for predicting microbiome-based pathogenicity and resistance, providing a crucial tool for better understanding and addressing the challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases.PathoFact 2.0 is available at https://gitlab.com/uniluxembourg/lcsb/systems-ecology/pathofact2. It is compatible with Linux operating systems.

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Computational BiologyDrug Resistance, BacterialMetagenomeMultigene FamilySoftwareVirulence FactorsBacterial ToxinsMachine LearningBacterial ToxinsVirulence Factorsantimicrobial resistance genesbiosynthetic gene clustersmachine learningmetagenomestoxin-associated proteinsvirulence factors

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PMCPMC13224393

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