What is RAST annotation?

What is RAST annotation?

The RAST (Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology) Server provides high-quality genome annotations for prokaryotes across the whole phylogenetic tree. It makes a SEED-quality annotation available as a service with a 48 hour turnaround time.

How does RAST annotation work?

The RAST (Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology) annotation engine was built in 2008 to annotate bacterial and archaeal genomes. It works by offering a standard software pipeline for identifying genomic features (i.e., protein-encoding genes and RNA) and annotating their functions.

What is RAST bioinformatics?

In 1995 the first complete genome became available. In this paper we describe the RAST Server, a fully automated annotation service for complete, or near-complete, archaeal and bacterial genomes. The service seeks to rapidly produce high-quality assessments of gene functions and an initial metabolic reconstruction.

What does RAST do?

A RAST test or radioallergosorbent test is a way of testing a person’s blood to see if they have any allergies. This test checks their blood for specific lgE antibodies to find out what substances they may be allergic to.

What is subsystem coverage in Rast?

The leftmost bar chart (Subsystem Coverage) depicts the percentage of features from the selected organism that are in subsystems. In the middle the pie chart shows the distribution of subsystem categories in the organism.

How do you cite Phaster?

Please cite the following: (2016) PHASTER: a better, faster version of the PHAST phage search tool. Nucleic Acids Res., 2016 May 3. Zhou,Y., Liang,Y., Lynch,K.H., Dennis,J.J. and Wishart,D.S. (2011) PHAST: a fast phage search tool.

What is RAST analysis?

MG-RAST is an open-source web application server that suggests automatic phylogenetic and functional analysis of metagenomes. The applications supplies phylogenetic and functional assignments of the metagenome being analysed, as well as tools for comparing different metagenomes.

What databases are merged in MG-RAST platform?

MG-RAST searches the nonredundant M5nr and M5rna databases in which each sequence is unique. These two databases are built from multiple sequence database sources, and the individual sequences may occur multiple times in different strains and species (and sometimes genera) with 100% identity.

How is RAST performed?

RAST is performed on blood taken as a simple blood test. Blood is drawn from a vein (venepuncture), usually from the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand. The puncture site is cleaned with antiseptic, and a tourniquet is placed around the upper arm to apply pressure and restrict blood flow through the vein.

What is subsystem coverage?

(1) Subsystem Statistics The leftmost bar chart (Subsystem Coverage) depicts the percentage of features from the selected organism that are in subsystems. In the middle the pie chart shows the distribution of subsystem categories in the organism.

Is finder a database?

ISfinder (www-is.biotoul.fr) is a dedicated database for bacterial insertion sequences (ISs). It has superseded the Stanford reference center. One of its functions is to assign IS names and to provide a focal point for a coherent nomenclature.