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bio-comparative-genomics-hgt-detection
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SKILL.md
name: bio-comparative-genomics-hgt-detection description: Detect horizontal gene transfer events using HGTector, compositional analysis, and phylogenetic incongruence methods. Identify foreign genes in bacterial and archaeal genomes from anomalous composition or unexpected phylogenetic placement. Use when searching for horizontally transferred genes or analyzing genome evolution in prokaryotes. tool_type: mixed primary_tool: HGTector measurable_outcome: Execute skill workflow successfully with valid output within 15 minutes. allowed-tools:
- read_file
- run_shell_command
Horizontal Gene Transfer Detection
HGTector Workflow
'''HGT detection with HGTector and compositional methods'''
import subprocess
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from Bio import SeqIO
from collections import Counter
def run_hgtector(proteome, taxonomy_db, output_dir, threads=4):
'''Run HGTector for HGT detection
HGTector uses BLAST-based phyletic distribution analysis:
1. BLAST proteome against reference database
2. Classify genes by taxonomic distribution
3. Identify genes with unexpected phyletic patterns
Requires:
- NCBI taxonomy database
- Reference protein database (e.g., RefSeq)
'''
# Search against database
search_cmd = f'''hgtector search \\
-i {proteome} \\
-o {output_dir}/search \\
-m diamond \\
-t {threads} \\
-d refseq'''
subprocess.run(search_cmd, shell=True)
# Analyze results
analyze_cmd = f'''hgtector analyze \\
-i {output_dir}/search \\
-o {output_dir}/analyze \\
-t {taxonomy_db}'''
subprocess.run(analyze_cmd, shell=True)
return f'{output_dir}/analyze'
def parse_hgtector_results(results_dir):
'''Parse HGTector output for HGT candidates
Output columns:
- gene: Gene identifier
- close: Score for close taxonomic matches
- distal: Score for distal taxonomic matches
- hgt: HGT prediction (1 = putative HGT)
'''
results_file = f'{results_dir}/scores.tsv'
df = pd.read_csv(results_file, sep='\t')
# Classify HGT candidates
# distal > close suggests foreign origin
df['hgt_score'] = df['distal'] - df['close']
# Threshold: Higher positive score = stronger HGT signal
# Score > 0.5: Moderate HGT evidence
# Score > 1.0: Strong HGT evidence
df['hgt_call'] = df['hgt_score'] > 0.5
return df
Compositional Analysis
def calculate_gc_content(sequence):
'''Calculate GC content of a sequence'''
gc = sum(1 for nt in sequence.upper() if nt in 'GC')
return gc / len(sequence) if sequence else 0
def calculate_codon_usage(cds_sequence):
'''Calculate codon usage frequencies
Foreign genes often have different codon usage
reflecting their donor genome's bias
'''
if len(cds_sequence) % 3 != 0:
return None
codons = [cds_sequence[i:i+3] for i in range(0, len(cds_sequence) - 2, 3)]
counts = Counter(codons)
total = sum(counts.values())
return {codon: count / total for codon, count in counts.items()}
def calculate_cai(gene_codons, reference_codons):
'''Calculate Codon Adaptation Index
CAI measures how well a gene matches the host codon usage
Low CAI suggests foreign origin
CAI < 0.5: Potentially foreign
CAI 0.5-0.7: Intermediate
CAI > 0.7: Native-like codon usage
'''
import math
w_values = {}
for aa_codons in group_synonymous_codons(reference_codons):
max_freq = max(reference_codons.get(c, 0) for c in aa_codons)
if max_freq > 0:
for c in aa_codons:
w_values[c] = reference_codons.get(c, 0) / max_freq
cai_sum = 0
n = 0
for codon, freq in gene_codons.items():
if codon in w_values and w_values[codon] > 0:
cai_sum += math.log(w_values[codon]) * freq
n += freq
return math.exp(cai_sum) if n > 0 else 0
def group_synonymous_codons(codon_usage):
'''Group codons by amino acid'''
genetic_code = {
'F': ['TTT', 'TTC'], 'L': ['TTA', 'TTG', 'CTT', 'CTC', 'CTA', 'CTG'],
'I': ['ATT', 'ATC', 'ATA'], 'M': ['ATG'], 'V': ['GTT', 'GTC', 'GTA', 'GTG'],
'S': ['TCT', 'TCC', 'TCA', 'TCG', 'AGT', 'AGC'],
'P': ['CCT', 'CCC', 'CCA', 'CCG'], 'T': ['ACT', 'ACC', 'ACA', 'ACG'],
'A': ['GCT', 'GCC', 'GCA', 'GCG'], 'Y': ['TAT', 'TAC'],
'H': ['CAT', 'CAC'], 'Q': ['CAA', 'CAG'], 'N': ['AAT', 'AAC'],
'K': ['AAA', 'AAG'], 'D': ['GAT', 'GAC'], 'E': ['GAA', 'GAG'],
'C': ['TGT', 'TGC'], 'W': ['TGG'], 'R': ['CGT', 'CGC', 'CGA', 'CGG', 'AGA', 'AGG'],
'G': ['GGT', 'GGC', 'GGA', 'GGG']
}
return [codons for codons in genetic_code.values()]
def detect_gc_anomalies(genome_fasta, cds_gff, window_size=5000):
'''Detect regions with anomalous GC content
Horizontally transferred regions often have
different GC content than the host genome
Threshold: >2 standard deviations from genome mean
'''
# Load genome
genome = SeqIO.read(genome_fasta, 'fasta')
genome_gc = calculate_gc_content(str(genome.seq))
# Calculate windowed GC
windows = []
seq = str(genome.seq)
for i in range(0, len(seq) - window_size, window_size // 2):
window_seq = seq[i:i + window_size]
gc = calculate_gc_content(window_seq)
windows.append({
'start': i,
'end': i + window_size,
'gc': gc
})
df = pd.DataFrame(windows)
# Identify anomalies
mean_gc = df['gc'].mean()
std_gc = df['gc'].std()
# Z-score threshold: |Z| > 2 suggests anomalous region
df['z_score'] = (df['gc'] - mean_gc) / std_gc
df['anomalous'] = abs(df['z_score']) > 2
return df, genome_gc
Phylogenetic Incongruence
def detect_phylogenetic_incongruence(gene_tree, species_tree):
'''Detect HGT via phylogenetic incongruence
Compare gene tree topology to species tree
Genes with conflicting placement may be HGT
Methods:
- AU test: Approximately Unbiased test
- SH test: Shimodaira-Hasegawa test
- Bootstrap: Compare bootstrap support
'''
from Bio import Phylo
from io import StringIO
# Load trees
g_tree = Phylo.read(StringIO(gene_tree), 'newick')
s_tree = Phylo.read(StringIO(species_tree), 'newick')
# Get taxa
g_taxa = set(t.name for t in g_tree.get_terminals())
s_taxa = set(t.name for t in s_tree.get_terminals())
# Basic topological comparison
# For full analysis, use IQ-TREE topology tests
common_taxa = g_taxa & s_taxa
return {
'gene_taxa': g_taxa,
'species_taxa': s_taxa,
'common_taxa': common_taxa,
'unique_to_gene': g_taxa - s_taxa
}
def run_topology_test(alignment, tree1, tree2, output_prefix):
'''Run AU/SH tests for tree comparison
Tests if gene significantly favors unexpected topology
p < 0.05 suggests trees are significantly different
'''
cmd = f'''iqtree2 -s {alignment} \\
-z trees.nwk \\
-n 0 \\
-zb 10000 \\
-au \\
-pre {output_prefix}'''
# Prepare tree file
with open('trees.nwk', 'w') as f:
f.write(f'{tree1}\n{tree2}\n')
subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True)
return f'{output_prefix}.iqtree'
Genomic Island Detection
def identify_genomic_islands(genome_gc, gene_annotations, gc_threshold=2):
'''Identify putative genomic islands (HGT clusters)
Genomic islands characteristics:
- Anomalous GC content
- Different codon usage
- Flanked by mobile elements (IS, integrases)
- Near tRNA genes (common integration sites)
Islands often contain:
- Pathogenicity factors
- Antibiotic resistance genes
- Metabolic capabilities
'''
# Group consecutive anomalous genes
islands = []
current_island = []
sorted_genes = sorted(gene_annotations, key=lambda x: x['start'])
for gene in sorted_genes:
if abs(gene.get('gc_zscore', 0)) > gc_threshold:
if not current_island:
current_island = [gene]
elif gene['start'] - current_island[-1]['end'] < 10000:
current_island.append(gene)
else:
if len(current_island) >= 3: # Minimum 3 genes for island
islands.append(current_island)
current_island = [gene]
else:
if current_island and len(current_island) >= 3:
islands.append(current_island)
current_island = []
if current_island and len(current_island) >= 3:
islands.append(current_island)
return islands
def annotate_island_features(island_genes, mobile_element_db):
'''Annotate genomic island features
Look for:
- Integrases (island integration)
- Transposases (IS elements)
- Phage proteins
- tRNA genes nearby (integration hotspots)
'''
features = {
'has_integrase': False,
'has_transposase': False,
'has_phage': False,
'near_trna': False
}
for gene in island_genes:
product = gene.get('product', '').lower()
if 'integrase' in product:
features['has_integrase'] = True
if 'transposase' in product:
features['has_transposase'] = True
if 'phage' in product or 'prophage' in product:
features['has_phage'] = True
return features
Related Skills
- comparative-genomics/ortholog-inference - Identify orthologs for phylogenetic tests
- phylogenetics/modern-tree-inference - Build gene trees for incongruence analysis
- metagenomics/amr-detection - AMR genes often on mobile elements
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