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shigapass

Tags: shigella eiec serotyping o-antigen ipa-genes epidemiology bactopia-tool

Prediction of Shigella serotypes and differentiation from EIEC.

This Bactopia Tool uses ShigaPass for in silico prediction of serotypes in Shigella assemblies and differentiation between Shigella, EIEC (Enteroinvasive E. coli) and non-*Shigella EIEC strains. ShigaPass analyzes key antigenic determinants including O-antigen processing genes and invasion plasmid antigens (ipa genes) to provide accurate serotype predictions following the White-Kauffmann-Le Minor scheme. This enables rapid serological characterization essential for epidemiological investigations and outbreak tracking.

Usage

Bactopia CLI:

bactopia --wf shigapass \
--bactopia /path/to/your/bactopia/results

Nextflow:

nextflow run bactopia/bactopia/workflows/bactopia-tools/shigapass/main.nf \
--bactopia /path/to/your/bactopia/results

Outputs

Expected Output Files

<BACTOPIA_DIR>
├── <SAMPLE_NAME>
│ └── tools
│ └── shigapass-<TIMESTAMP>
│ ├── <SAMPLE_NAME>.tsv
│ ├── logs
│ │ ├── nf.command.{begin,err,log,out,run,sh,trace}
│ │ └── versions.yml
│ └── supplemental
│ └── ShigaPass_summary.csv
└── bactopia-runs
└── shigapass-<TIMESTAMP>
├── merged-results
│ ├── logs
│ │ └── shigapass-concat
│ │ ├── nf.command.{begin,err,log,out,run,sh,trace}
│ │ └── versions.yml
│ └── shigapass.tsv
└── nf-reports
├── shigapass-dag.dot
├── shigapass-report.html
└── shigapass-timeline.html

Per-Sample Results

FileDescription
*.csvCSV file containing predicted Shigella or EIEC serotype for each sample

Merged Results

FileDescription
shigapass.csvMerged CSV file containing ShigaPass results from all samples

Audit Trail

Below are files that can assist you in understanding which parameters and program versions were used.

Logs

Each process that is executed will have a folder named logs. In this folder are helpful files for you to review if the need ever arises.

ExtensionDescription
.beginAn empty file used to designate the process started
.errContains STDERR outputs from the process
.logContains both STDERR and STDOUT outputs from the process
.outContains STDOUT outputs from the process
.runThe script Nextflow uses to stage/unstage files and queue processes based on given profile
.shThe script executed by bash for the process
.traceThe Nextflow trace report for the process
versions.ymlA YAML formatted file with program versions

Nextflow Reports

These Nextflow reports provide great a great summary of your run. These can be used to optimize resource usage and estimate expected costs if using cloud platforms.

FilenameDescription
shigapass-dag.dotThe Nextflow DAG visualization
shigapass-report.htmlThe Nextflow Execution Report
shigapass-timeline.htmlThe Nextflow Timeline Report
shigapass-trace.txtThe Nextflow Trace report

Parameters

Required Parameters

Define where the pipeline should find input data and save output data.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--bactopiastringThe path to bactopia results to use as inputs
Filtering Parameters

Use these parameters to specify which samples to include or exclude.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--includestringA text file containing sample names (one per line) to include from the analysis
--excludestringA text file containing sample names (one per line) to exclude from the analysis
Optional Parameters

These optional parameters can be useful in certain settings.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--outdirstringbactopiaBase directory to write results to
Nextflow Profile Parameters

Parameters to fine-tune your Nextflow setup.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--datasets_cachestring<HOME>/.bactopia/datasetsDirectory where downloaded datasets should be stored.
Helpful Parameters

Uncommonly used parameters that might be useful.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--wfstringbactopiaSpecify which workflow or Bactopia Tool to execute
--list_wfsbooleanList the available workflows and Bactopia Tools to use with '--wf'
--help_allbooleanAn alias for --help --show_hidden_params
--versionbooleanDisplay version text.

Composition

This workflow uses the following subworkflows:

  • shigapass - Predict serotypes of Shigella from assemblies.

Citations

If you use this in your analysis, please cite the following.

Source

View source on GitHub