Perl modules for Polymorphic Loci Analysis (Polloc) =================================================== A collection of perl modules to analyse *Polymorphic Loci* in bacterial genomes. Author ------ Luis M. Rodriguez R. Institut de Recherche pour le developpement UMR Resistance des Plantes aux Bioagresseurs Group *Effecteur/Cible* Montpellier, France License ------- This package is licensed under the terms of **The Artistic License**. See LICENSE.txt. Description ----------- A perl package for detecting, comparing, grouping, extending and summarizing polymorphic loci in bacterial genomes. This package is mainly aimed to assist typing studies, but can be applied in a much wider range of projects. Requirements ------------ ### System-wide requirements The basic system requires, at least, the following perl modules: * `Error` * `File::Path` * `File::Spec` * `File::Temp` * `List::Util` * `Symbol` * `Bio::SeqIO` ### Other requirements The following requirements can be ignored depending on the set of modules to be used. #### Perl modules: * `File::Basename` * `Cwd` * `Bio::Tools::Run::Alignment::Muscle` * `Bio::Tools::Run::StandAloneBlast` * `Bio::Tools::Run::Hmmer` * `GD::Simple` #### External tools * [CRISPRfinder](http://crispr.u-psud.fr/Server/), for CRISPRs detection. * [TRF](http://tandem.bu.edu/trf/trf.html), for Tandem Repeats detection (producing `Bio::Polloc::Locus::Repeat` objects). * [mreps](http://bioinfo.lifl.fr/mreps/), for Repeats detection (alternative to TRF). * [Stand-Alone NCBI BLAST](http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/), for several analyses including features grouping, homology-based detection of features and context-based groups extension. * [Muscle](http://www.drive5.com/muscle/), for alignments in features detection and grouping, as well as context-based groups extension. * [HMMER](http://hmmer.janelia.org/), for profiles-based features detection and as alternative to BLAST in context-based groups extension. Installation ------------ From v1.5 onwards there are two way to install Polloc. The easiest way is using [CPAN](http://cpan.org), with the command `install Bio::Polloc`. The second way is from the source, in a three-steps process: 1. **Install the requirements**. Remember, you can find the Perl modules in [CPAN](http://cpan.org). 2. **Download** the library. There are several alternatives, but we love [git](http://www.git-scm.com/): ```bash mkdir Polloc cd Polloc git init git clone git://github.com/lmrodriguezr/Polloc ``` 3. **Install** the library: ```bash # The following three lines are optional (only for non-built copies) perl Build.PL ./Build manifest ./Build dist # The following lines install the library and the documentation perl Makefile.PL make make test make install # Could require sudo ``` Once installed, you can: * **Use the package**. See the following section (Usage) for some examples. * Familiar enough? We are glad to listen than, then you could **start developing**. You can check the documentation within the modules using perldoc (or any other Pod interpreter), or contact us for questions and feature requests. Usage ----- ### Running existing scripts The scripts distributed with Polloc are located at the `scripts` folder. Scripts include a small help message, so that you can just run it with `perl`. **ToDo**: Documentation for: * **polloc_primers.pl**. * **polloc_gel.pl**. ### Writing new scripts **ToDo** F.A.Q. ------ ### How do I know the installed version of Polloc in my machine? perl -MBio::Polloc -e 'print $Bio::Polloc::VERSION, "\n"' ### Is there an implementation of Polloc running in a real-life tool? Yes, the [VNTRs detection tool](http://bioinfo-prod.mpl.ird.fr/xantho/utils/#vntrs), a web-service devoted to the detection and analysis of VNTR loci (Variable Number of Tandem Repeats). If you have another tool making use of Polloc, [please let us know](mailto:lrr@cpan.org?subject=Polloc%20tool). ### How can I contribute to the Polloc project? The Polloc library is Open Source, and is licensed under the Perl Artistic License. This means that you can freely modify the code provided you properly cite the source. However, if you want your modifications to be incorporated into the main Polloc code, please fork [Polloc at GitHub](http://www.github.com/lmrodriguezr/Polloc) and submit your changes via Pull Requests. If you are not familiar with Git, please read the documentation available at the [git website](http://www.git-scm.com/). ### Where can I find the documented modules in human-readable format? You can read the documentation of Polloc in HTML format at CPAN: (http://search.cpan.org/dist/Polloc/).