ecolitk

ecolitk provides visualization and analysis of Escherichia coli genomic data, focusing on circular genomes such as bacterial chromosomes and plasmids within the Bioconductor/R ecosystem.

Key Features:

• Circular Genome Plotting: Provides plotting functions tailored for circular genomes to visualize genomic features on plasmids and bacterial chromosomes.
• Interoperability with Bioconductor Packages: Integrates with the Bioconductor ecosystem (934 interoperable packages) to enable data manipulation, analysis, and visualization in R.
• Formal Review and Automated Testing: Operates within Bioconductor's formal package review process and continuous automated testing framework to ensure reproducibility and package reliability.

Scientific Applications:

• Plasmid and Chromosome Visualization: Visualizes plasmid structures and genetic elements within circular bacterial genomes of Escherichia coli.
• Comparative Genomics: Facilitates comparison of genomic features across different Escherichia coli strains or isolates.
• Functional Genomics Mapping: Maps gene expression and other functional genomics data onto the E. coli genome.

Methodology:

Implemented in the R statistical programming language and leverages Bioconductor packages for plotting and statistical/computational analyses, with packages subject to Bioconductor's formal review and automated testing.