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WHDL - 00011615

A Novel Tool for the Identification of Plasmid Backbone Gene Labels

Zac Lindsey

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Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)

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English

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Description / Abstract

Plasmids carry antibiotic resistance genes which have a devastating impact on health and medicine. The plasmid backbone genes are also critical in understanding the effect plasmids have on a genome. NCBI stores plasmid backbone gene information in the nucleotide database, but the product names are often redundant, ambiguous, or incorrect. Incorrect naming makes assessment of the characteristics of the plasmid difficult. Untangling the mess of incorrect names is essential to the genomic analysis of plasmids. We present an interactive tool that assists in identifying and quantifying backbone gene annotation inconsistencies and provides a way to help fix the problem.

Arete: The PLNU Honors Journal