# Tutorial: Similar Genome Finder Service

## Overview
This set of short videos provides a step-by-step demonstration of using the PATRIC Similar Genome Finder service to identify a set of genomes in PATRIC that are closely related to the genome provided.

1. [Launching a search using a genome (5:49)](#sgf1)
2. [Launching a search using a contig file (5:26)](#sgf2)
3. [Launching a search using a fastq file (5:52)](#sgf3)
4. [Finding help and citing PATRIC (3:08)](#sgf4)

### See also
* [Similar Genome Finder Service](https://patricbrc.org/app/GenomeDistance)
* [Similar Genome Finder Service Tutorial](https://docs.patricbrc.org/tutorial/similar_genome_finder/similar_genome_finder.html) (document)

## Using the Similar Genome Finder Service

Links to the videos are provided below.  They can also be viewed in order in the [PATRIC YouTube channel playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsstVALeacEKzy0_piBAo6JXE0AmmaEr9). Relevant references are provided at the bottom of this page.

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##### 1. Launching a search using a genome (5:49)
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##### 2. Launching a search using a contig file (5:26)
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##### 3. Launching a search using a fastq file (5:52)
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##### 4. Finding help and citing PATRIC (3:08)
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## References
* Ondov BD, Treangen TJ, Melsted P et al. Mash: fast genome and metagenome distance estimation using MinHash, Genome biology 2016;17:132.