MitoFinder: Mitofinder is a pipeline to assemble mitochondrial genomes and annotate mitochondrial genes from trimmed read sequencing data.

MitoHiFi: a python pipeline for mitochondrial genome assembly from PacBio high fidelity reads

MITObim: MITObim is a tool specifically developed for the iterative assembly of mitochondrial genomes. It starts with a reference mitogenome and iteratively refines the assembly using the read data.

MITOS: MITOS is a web-based platform that provides a pipeline for annotating mitochondrial genomes. It integrates multiple software tools for assembly, annotation, and visualization of mitogenomes.

MIRA: MIRA (Mimicking Intelligent Read Assembly) is a versatile genome assembly tool that can be used for mitochondrial genome assembly. It supports various sequencing technologies and allows for reference-based or de novo assembly.

NOVOPlasty: NOVOPlasty is a user-friendly tool designed for de novo assembly of organelle genomes, including mitochondria. It utilizes a seed-and-extend algorithm and is suitable for both short-read and long-read data.

MITOS2: MITOS2 is an updated version of the MITOS pipeline, which automates the annotation of mitochondrial genomes. It provides improved accuracy and additional features for mitochondrial genome analysis.

GetOrganelle: While primarily designed for chloroplast genome assembly, GetOrganelle can also be used for mitochondrial genome assembly. It is particularly useful for dealing with high-throughput sequencing data.

SPAdes: SPAdes (St. Petersburg genome assembler) is a versatile genome assembly tool that can be employed for mitochondrial genome assembly, especially when dealing with complex datasets that may contain nuclear mitochondrial DNA sequences (numts).

IDBA-UD: IDBA-UD (Iterative De Bruijn Graph De Novo Assembler) is another de novo assembly tool that can be used for mitochondrial genome assembly, especially in cases with relatively low coverage.

Velvet: Velvet is a de novo assembly tool that can be applied to mitochondrial genome assembly, especially when working with short-read data.

When selecting a mitochondrial genome assembly tool, it's important to consider the specific characteristics of your sequencing data, such as read length and coverage, as well as the complexity of the mitochondrial genome. Additionally, some tools are better suited for specific organisms or research objectives, so choosing the right tool will depend on your particular project requirements.

With the popularity of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, many NGS read simulators have been developed. Currently, many of the popular short read simulators are designed to simulate reads mimicking many Illumina, 454 and SOLiD platforms. Listed below are some popular short read simulators. Links to their publications are provided as well.

1. MetaSim
2. wgsim
3. SimNGS
4. ArtificialFastqGenerator
5. InSilicoSeq

Long Read Simulators

With the advancements in sequencing technologies, scientists have shown an increasing interest in using third-generation sequencing (TGS) technologies. Currently, many of the popular long read simulators are designed to simulate reads mimicking the two main TGS technologies; (1) Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) and (2) Oxford Nanopore (ONT). Listed below are some of the popular and recently introduced PacBio and ONT simulators. Links to their publications are provided as well.

PacBio Simulators

1. PBSIM
2. LongISLND
3. SimLoRD
4. NPBSS
5. PaSS

ONT Simulators

1. NanoSim
2. Nanopore SimulatION
3. DeepSimulator
4. DeepSimulator1.5

Prerequisites

• A fresh Vultr Cloud Compute instance with Ubuntu 18.04 and root access.

Step 1: Install Apache, MySQL, and PHP

Elgg requires MySQL, PHP, and a web server. Before you can install Elgg, you will need to install the Apache web server, MySQL, and PHP.

Update the repository list.

apt-get update

Install the Apache web server.

apt-get install apache2 -y

Install MySQL.

apt-get install mysql-server -y

Complete the MySQL installation by executing the following command.

/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

During the installation, you will be asked to enter a root password. Enter a secure password. This will be the MySQL root password.

Would you like to setup VALIDATE PASSWORD plugin? [Y/N] N
New password: password
Re-enter new password: password
Remove anonymous users? [Y/N] Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/N] Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/N] Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/N] Y

Install PHP 7.2, as well as the PHP modules required by Elgg.

apt-get install php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-sqlite3 php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip -y

Step 2: Create a MySQL database for Elgg

Elgg will require a MySQL database. Log into the MySQL console.

mysql -u root -p

When prompted for a password, enter the MySQL root password you set in step 1. Once you are logged in to the MySQL console, create a new database.

CREATE DATABASE elgg;

Create a new MySQL user and grant it privileges to the newly created database. You can replace username and password with the username and password of your choice.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES on elgg.* to 'username'@'localhost' identified by 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit the MySQL console.

exit

Step 3: Download and Install Elgg

Download the latest version of Elgg.

cd /var/www/html
rm -r index.html
wget https://elgg.org/download/elgg-2.3.7.zip

Unzip the downloaded archive and move the files to the root of the Apache web server.

apt install unzip
unzip elgg-2.3.7.zip
mv ./elgg-2.3.7/* . && rm elgg-2.3.7.zip && rm -r elgg-2.3.7

Create a data directory for Elgg.

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/data

Set the appropriate file permissions.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure Apache for Elgg

Elgg requires the Apache rewrite module. Enable the Apache rewrite module.

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Create an Apache configuration file for the Elgg installation.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/elgg.conf

Paste the following snippet to the file, replacing example.com with your own domain name.

<VirtualHost *:80>
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
     ServerName example.com
     <Directory /var/www/html/>
          Options FollowSymlinks
          AllowOverride All
          Require all granted
     </Directory>
     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the configuration and restart the Apache server.

 sudo a2ensite elgg.conf
 sudo systemctl restart apache2.service