MetaPhlAn for viruses

[Stephen Turner]

Hi Nicola. First of all, great tool. I've seen some discussion here before about a viral database, and I've seen on the MetaPhlAn tutorial page (http://huttenhower.sph.harvard.edu/content/metaphlan-tutorial) that viral profiling is "coming soon".

Any thoughts on when this might be available? Alternatively, how might I create my own viral database? Is the marker gene selection tool available/documented, and are there any special considerations for viruses that aren't detailed in the MetaPhlAn paper's supplemental?

Thanks very much.

Stephen

[Sam Haldenby]

Hi Stephen, Nicola,

Just to add that I too would be very interested to know if there is an eta for viral profiling.. My current project has me analysing metagenomic data from the human intestinal tract. I am using MetaPhlAn as part of my current analysis pipeline and viral profiling would be of great benefit.

Thanks in advance and best wishes,

Sam

[Nicola Segata]

Hi Sam,

 January 2014 is the current worst-case scenario ETA.

thanks

Nicola