mcaGUI

mcaGUI performs analysis of microbial community sequence data in R, enabling generation of custom abundance tables and modular integration of statistical methods to study microbial community composition and dynamics.


Key Features:

  • Aligned and clustered sequence input: Uses aligned and clustered sequence data as the primary input for downstream analyses.
  • Custom abundance tables: Generates custom abundance tables tailored to input datasets for community composition analysis.
  • Modular architecture: Provides a modular framework that allows integration of additional statistical tools and methods.
  • R-based analyses: Implements analytical methods and workflows within the R programming environment.

Scientific Applications:

  • Ecological studies: Analyzing microbial community composition and dynamics in natural ecosystems.
  • Health-related research: Investigating microbiome impacts in animal and human health using sequence-derived community profiles.

Methodology:

Performs analyses in R on aligned and clustered sequence data, generates custom abundance tables, and supports modular incorporation of additional statistical methods.

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Details

License:
GPL-2.0
Tool Type:
command-line tool, library
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
R
Added:
1/17/2017
Last Updated:
11/25/2024

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Publications

Copeland WK, Krishnan V, Beck D, Settles M, Foster JA, Cho K, Day M, Hickey R, Schütte UM, Zhou X, Williams CJ, Forney LJ, Abdo Z. mcaGUI: microbial community analysis R-Graphical User Interface (GUI). Bioinformatics. 2012;28(16):2198-2199. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bts338. PMID:22692220. PMCID:PMC3413388.

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