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Table 3 List of different tools for in silico serovar prediction

From: Typing methods based on whole genome sequencing data

Tool (Reference)

Species

Method

Source

SeqSero [137]

Salmonella spp.

mapping of raw reads to database of O and H antigen alleles

command line: https://github.com/denglab/SeqSero

Web tool: http://denglab.info/SeqSero

SeqSero2 [138]

Salmonella spp.

similar SeqSero, additional performs rapid serotype prediction based on unique k-mers of serotype determinants

command line: https://github.com/denglab/SeqSero2

Salmonella TypeFinder

Salmonella spp.

in addition to running SeqSero, determines 7 gene MLST and infers serovar from sequence type according to Enterobase database

Web tool: https://cge.cbs.dtu.dk/services/SalmonellaTypeFinder/

SISTR [139]

Salmonella spp.

mapping of database of O and H antigen alleles against genome assembly, additionally, determines cgMLST and infers serovar from cgMLST clustering result

command line: https://github.com/phac-nml/SISTR_cmd

Web tool: https://lfz.corefacility.ca/sistr-app/

MOST [140]

Salmonella spp.

determines 7-gene MLST and reports number of respective serovar – ST matches from the PHE/Achtmann database

command line: https://github.com/phe-bioinformatics/MOST

Serotype Finder [141]

E. coli

mapping of raw reads to database of O and H antigen alleles, or mapping of antigen alleles against genome assembly

command line: https://github.com/Papos92/ecoli_serotyper

Web tool: https://cge.cbs.dtu.dk/services/SerotypeFinder/

ECTyper

E. coli

Information not available

command line: https://github.com/phac-nml/ecoli_serotyping

EBEis from the Enterobase Tool Kit

E. coli Shigella spp.

mapping of database of O and H antigen alleles against genome assembly

command line: https://github.com/zheminzhou/EToKi#ebeis%2D%2D-in-silico-serotype-prediction-for-escherichia-coli%2D%2Dshigella-spp

Seq_typing

E. coli

mapping of raw reads to database of O and H antigen alleles, or mapping of antigen alleles against genome assembly

command line: https://github.com/B-UMMI/seq_typing

LisSero [134]

Listeria monocytogenes

mapping of database of 5 DNA regions (lmo1118, lmo0737, ORF2110, ORF2819, prs) against genome assembly

command line: https://github.com/MDU-PHL/LisSero