Prophage & Mobile Genetic Element Screening for Live Biotherapeutics

You can provide either raw sequencing reads (e.g., FASTQ format from Illumina or long-read platforms) or a pre-assembled genome (FASTA format). If raw reads are provided, our team will perform the necessary quality control and genome assembly prior to the prophage screening. Additional metadata like strain taxonomy is helpful but not mandatory.

Yes. If you already have a high-quality assembled genome from your own bioinformatics pipeline, we can utilize those FASTA files directly as the input for our MGE and prophage screening algorithms, which can streamline the turnaround time.

Yes. Beyond simply identifying the presence of a prophage or MGE, our report maps the specific insertion loci. We note if the element is integrated near known functional host genes, which helps your team evaluate whether the integration might impact phenotypic traits.

Our analysis provides valuable baseline data. By classifying prophages as intact, questionable, or incomplete, we highlight which regions may present a higher induction potential. This information provides your team with specific risk flags that warrant closer monitoring during fermentation optimization and downstream stability testing.