GenComp

GenComp is a system for analysing and comparing bacterial genomes. It has a graphical interface written in Tkinter for visualizing orfs and reading frames. The system is depending on a number of different programs. The graphical interface is called from /spacers/python/space7.py. The system is developed on Ubuntu linux and possible easiest to install to, dependencies below refer to Ubuntu packages

Dependencies:
MySQL
mysql-db (Perl)
mysql-python (Bridge to Python)
Perl
Python
Tkinter
BioPerl
BioPython

readseq
glimmer 2.13
phylip
clustalw
YN00
BLAST

Downloads
README
Sample database
Scripts

More thorough information can be found in my Dissertation

References: Fuxelius, H.H., Darby, A.C., Cho, N.H. & Andersson, S.G.E. 2008. Visualization of pseudogenes in intracellular bacteria reveals the different tracks to gene destruction. Genome Biol. In press.