Genomad

Recover mobile genetic element sequences from metagenomes using a neural network-based classifier.

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Installation

Install genomad:

mamba create -n genomad -c conda-forge -c bioconda genomad

Activate the environment:

mamba activate genomad

Download the databases:

genomad download-database .

Running

genomad end-to-end --cleanup --threads 30 input.fna output_dir genomad_db

info

The last parameter is the database path. If you downloaded the database to a different folder from where you are running the program, remember to provide the full path to the database location.