Introductory

Phage Bioinformatics 101

A three-step introduction to reading, annotating and interpreting bacteriophage genomes — from raw reads to a defensible annotation.

  • 3 steps
  • 1h 10m
  • Self-paced
  • Free

Training accounts are free and reviewed by hand.

This short course takes you from a raw sequencing run to an annotated phage genome you can defend in a lab meeting. It assumes no prior bioinformatics experience, but does assume you have handled phage at the bench.

Work through the three steps in order. Each one unlocks when you mark the previous step complete.

Course steps

Steps unlock in order. Finish one to open the next.

  1. Step 1 — Introduction: what a phage genome actually looks like

    Video 11 min

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  2. Step 2 — Protocols: assembly and quality control, end to end

    Written guide 35 min

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  3. Step 3 — Advanced analysis: annotation, lysogeny and therapy suitability

    Video 24 min

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Preview

The opening minutes of step one.

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