MIST: A Tool for Rapid in silico Generation of Molecular Data from Bacterial Genome Sequences

Peter Krukczkiewicz, Steven Mutschall, Dillon Barker, James Thomas, Gary Van Domselaar, Victor P. J. Gannon, Catherine D. Carrillo, Eduardo N. Taboada

2013

Abstract

Whole-genome sequence (WGS) data can, in principle, resolve bacterial isolates that differ by a single base pair, thus providing the highest level of discriminatory power for epidemiologic subtyping. Nonetheless, because the capability to perform whole-genome sequencing in the context of epidemiological investigations involving priority pathogens has only recently become practical, fewer isolates have WGS data available relative to traditional subtyping methods. It will be important to link these WGS data to data in traditional typing databases such as PulseNet and PubMLST in order to place them into proper historical and epidemiological context, thus enhancing investigative capabilities in response to public health events. We present MIST (Microbial In Silico Typer), a bioinformatics tool for rapidly generating in silico typing data (e.g. MLST, MLVA) from draft bacterial genome assemblies. MIST is highly customizable, allowing the analysis of existing typing methods along with novel typing schemes. Rapid in silico typing provides a link between historical typing data and WGS data, while also providing a framework for the assessment of molecular typing methods based on WGS analysis.

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Krukczkiewicz P., Mutschall S., Barker D., Thomas J., Van Domselaar G., P. J. Gannon V., D. Carrillo C. and N. Taboada E. (2013). MIST: A Tool for Rapid in silico Generation of Molecular Data from Bacterial Genome Sequences . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms - Volume 1: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-35-8, pages 316-323. DOI: 10.5220/0004249003160323


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@conference{bioinformatics13,
author={Peter Krukczkiewicz and Steven Mutschall and Dillon Barker and James Thomas and Gary Van Domselaar and Victor P. J. Gannon and Catherine D. Carrillo and Eduardo N. Taboada},
title={MIST: A Tool for Rapid in silico Generation of Molecular Data from Bacterial Genome Sequences},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms - Volume 1: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={316-323},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004249003160323},
isbn={978-989-8565-35-8},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms - Volume 1: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2013)
TI - MIST: A Tool for Rapid in silico Generation of Molecular Data from Bacterial Genome Sequences
SN - 978-989-8565-35-8
AU - Krukczkiewicz P.
AU - Mutschall S.
AU - Barker D.
AU - Thomas J.
AU - Van Domselaar G.
AU - P. J. Gannon V.
AU - D. Carrillo C.
AU - N. Taboada E.
PY - 2013
SP - 316
EP - 323
DO - 10.5220/0004249003160323