This course provides demonstrations and exercises for performing common genomics-based analysis tasks of bacterial sequence data. It uses BV-BRC, the Bacterial and Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center (merger of PATRIC, IRD and ViPR, the three former resources), as the platform for analysis. BV-BRC is the NIH/NIAID-funded bacterial Bioinformatics Resource Center, providing comprehensive bacterial genomic data with integrated analysis tools and visualizations. BV-BRC also provides a private workspace where users can upload and analyze their own data.

Bacterial Bioinformatics
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Learn how to assemble a bacterial genome
Learn how to annotate a bacterial genome
Learn how to generate a phylogenetic tree from a set of bacterial genomes
Learn how to perform basic comparative analyses of a set of bacterial genomes
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Reviewed on Feb 6, 2024
It is really good...got to learn more about health informatics
Reviewed on Apr 4, 2025
I have learnt so much from this course, although I am yet to complete it. Thumps up to Rebecca Wattam and PATRIC.org
Reviewed on Oct 18, 2025
Thank you, Dr Rebecca, your effort are appreciated, great benefit by practicing through PATRIC

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