Prokka

Prokka annotates bacterial, archaeal, and viral genomes by identifying genomic features on assembled contigs and producing standards-compliant outputs for downstream analysis.

Key Features:

• Target organisms: Annotates bacterial, archaeal, and viral genomes.
• Contig-based annotation: Identifies and annotates relevant genomic features on assembled contigs.
• Standards-compliant outputs: Produces output files formatted for further analysis and visualization in genome browsers.
• High-throughput/multiplexing: Supports multiplex processing aligned with high-yield outputs from DNA-sequencing technologies and integration into computational pipelines.
• Performance: Performs rapid annotation, typically within 10 minutes on a standard desktop computer.

Scientific Applications:

• Draft genome annotation: Rapid annotation of draft genomes from bacterial, archaeal, and viral sequencing projects.
• Microbial genomics research: Supports basic and applied studies in microbial genomics.
• Infectious disease genomics: Enables annotation workflows applicable to studies in microbiology and infectious diseases.

Methodology:

Annotates genomic features on assembled contigs and generates standards-compliant output files; implemented in Perl.