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Genome Sequencing Modules

 
 
Microsynth has developed several bioinformatic modules in the genome sequencing area. The modules are used for our full service applications, but can also be used for bioinformatics only projects. These so called stand-alone modules can be extended with our complementary services.
 

Microbial Resequencing

 
 
Microbial Resequencing and Profiling Module

Sequenced reads are quality-filtered and mapped against the reference genome. Possible small insertions and deletions (InDels) and single nucleotide variations (SNVs) are detected and annotated including the effect of the variations on protein level.

 

Suitable Complementary Service Modules:

Example results of the microbial resequencing and profiling module.

 

Eukaryotic Resequencing

 
 
Eukaryotic Resequencing

Sequenced reads are quality-filtered and mapped against the reference genome. Possible small insertions & deletions (small InDels) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are detected and annotated including the effect of the variations on protein level. Additionally structural variations (SV) and copy number variations (CNV) will be annotated.

 

Example results of the eukaryotic resequencing module.

 

De Novo Sequencing

 
 
De Novo Sequencing Module

DNA de novo assembly will be conducted with the assembler and parameter set most suitable for your sample. Potential contamination by bacterial/host DNA will be filtered from the reads prior to assembly.

 

Suitable Complementary Service Modules:

Example results of the de novo sequencing module.

 

Shotgun Metagenomics

 
 
Shotgun Metagenomics Module

Reads are aligned against a protein reference database and phylogenetic, functional and ontology information is annotated. Beside sequencing results in fastq format the aligned and enriched data is provided in MEGAN-format facilitating seamless further analysis and data exploration with the open source community edition of MEGAN which can be obtained freely from the University of Tübingen.

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Suitable Complementary Service Modules:

Example results of the shotgun metagenomics module.

 

Plasmid Sequencing

 
 
Plasmid Sequencing Module

Host DNA (host reference sequence to be provided by the customer) is filtered and the remaining reads are de novo assembled. DNA de novo assembly will be conducted with the assembler and parameter set most suitable for your sample.

 

Example results of the plasmid sequencing module.

 

Genomic Epidemiology

 
 
Genomic Epidemiology Module
Sequenced reads are quality-filtered and de-novo assembled and putative genes are predicted and annotated on the resulting contigs. Sequencing results are used for typing and metagenome analysis as well as screening for resistance, virulence and mycotoxin genes and possible mutations in relation to reference sequences.

 

Example results of the genomic epidemiology module.