Comparative Pathway Service

Overview

The Comparative Pathway Service allows users to identify a set of pathways based on taxonomy, EC number, pathway ID, pathway name and/or specific annotation type.

Using the Comparative Pathway Service

The Comparative Pathway submenu option under the Services main menu (Metabolomics category) opens the Comparative Pathway input form (shown below).

Comparative Pathway Service Menu

Options

Comparative Pathway Service Input Form

Select Genome

Input box for selecting genomes to include in the comparison. Click the arrow icon (->) to add to the set of Selected Genomes.

Select Genome Group

Input box for selecting genome group(s) to include in the comparison. Click the folder icon to navigate through the workspace to locate the genome group(s) of interest. Click the arrow icon (->) to add to the set of Selected Genomes. Note: You must be logged into PATRIC to access genome groups in your private workspace.

Selected Genomes

List of genomes or genome groups that will be used in the comparison

Parameters

Keyword

Dropdown list of filter options to use refine the results. A specific keyword, Pathway ID, or EC Number can be used as a filter.

Buttons

Output Results

Results from the service will be shown in a table in the Pathways Tab, shown below. See Pathways Tab for a detailed description of how to use the Pathway filters, KEGG maps, and heatmap.

Pathway Table