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bio-epidemiological-genomics-amr-surveillance

Detect and track antimicrobial resistance genes using AMRFinderPlus and ResFinder with epidemiological context. Monitor resistance trends and identify emerging resistance patterns. Use when screening genomes for AMR genes or tracking resistance in surveillance programs.

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bio-epidemiological-genomics-pathogen-typing

Perform multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), core genome MLST, and SNP-based strain typing for bacterial isolate characterization using mlst and chewBBACA. Use when identifying strain types, tracking outbreak clones, or characterizing bacterial isolates.

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bio-epidemiological-genomics-transmission-inference

Infer pathogen transmission networks and identify likely transmission pairs using TransPhylo and outbreak reconstruction algorithms. Estimate who-infected-whom from genomic and epidemiological data. Use when investigating outbreak transmission chains or identifying superspreaders.

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bio-epidemiological-genomics-variant-surveillance

Assign pathogen lineages and track variants using Nextclade and pangolin for viral surveillance. Monitor variant prevalence and identify emerging variants of concern. Use when classifying viral sequences, tracking lineage dynamics, or monitoring for variants of concern.

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bio-flow-cytometry-clustering-phenotyping

Unsupervised clustering and cell type identification for flow/mass cytometry. Covers FlowSOM, Phenograph, and CATALYST workflows. Use when discovering cell populations in high-dimensional cytometry data without predefined gates.

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bio-flow-cytometry-differential-analysis

Differential abundance and state analysis for cytometry data. Compare cell populations between conditions using statistical methods. Use when testing for significant changes in cell frequencies or marker expression between groups.

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bio-hi-c-analysis-loop-calling

Detect chromatin loops and point interactions from Hi-C data using cooltools, chromosight, and HiCCUPS-like methods. Identify CTCF-mediated loops and enhancer-promoter contacts. Use when detecting chromatin loops from Hi-C data.

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bio-imaging-mass-cytometry-spatial-analysis

Spatial analysis of cell neighborhoods and interactions in IMC data. Covers neighbor graphs, spatial statistics, and interaction testing. Use when analyzing spatial relationships between cell types, testing for neighborhood enrichment, or identifying cell-cell interaction patterns in imaging mass cytometry data.

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bio-metagenomics-amr-detection

Detect antimicrobial resistance genes using AMRFinderPlus, ResFinder, and CARD. Screen isolates and metagenomes for resistance determinants. Use when characterizing resistance profiles in clinical isolates, surveillance samples, or metagenomic data.

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bio-metagenomics-metaphlan

Marker gene-based taxonomic profiling using MetaPhlAn 4. Provides accurate species-level relative abundances using clade-specific markers. Use when accurate taxonomic profiling is needed and computational resources are limited, or for comparison with HMP/other MetaPhlAn studies.

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