gbouras13 / gbouras13/plassembler
Update PLSDB version to include archaeal plasmids
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Description
Hi :)
Currently, plassembler uses the PLSDB version 2023_11_03_v2, but the most recent one is 2024_05_31_v2, which brings some changes with it.
I would love to have the updated version included in plassembler, because they
- added 12,465 new records vs 2023_11_03.
- Incorporated the Archaea kingdom (which would be the main benefit for me).
I fear that having the PLSDB check be mandatory (see #61 ) but with an outdated DB that does not include all Kingdoms, might also degrade the performance of Hybracter assemblies for Archaea.
There is unfortunately a caveat, because the PLSDB changed the structure of their files a lot for the newest release. The mash sketch file is still available as download, but the "plsdb.tsv" metadata file seems to now be split into multiple files? I don't know how much of this metadata is really required by plassembler, so I don't know which files would need to be combined. There is also some confusion in the plsdb repo about the split files.
Best,
Richard
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Research direction
Start by inspecting how plassembler currently consumes the PLSDB 2023_11_03_v2 mash sketch and plsdb.tsv metadata. Compare those inputs with the 2024_05_31_v2 release and determine which split metadata files are required. Done means the newer release is supported, including archaeal records, without breaking the existing PLSDB check.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data, databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100