Distance Settings

Clustering Results

Plasmid Clustering does a Single Linkage Clustering for the plasmids that are currently selected in the table. The distance setting for the cluster calculation can be entered. Plasmids with a distance up to the given value will show up in the same cluster. Plasmid Clustering is based on the Mash sketches in the Mash database, not on the DNA-sequences from Sample attachments.

Singletons are included in the table as a cluster with only one element.

The table can be exported to a MS Excel or CSV file. The calculated clusters can be temporarily added to the Mash plasmid table using the button Add Cluster to Plasmid Table.

Important:

• If SeqSphere+ is installed on Windows, Plasmid Clustering requires the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
• If SeqSphere+ is installed on Linux, Plasmid Clustering must once be installed by calling the installation of Bioinformatic Tools on Linux.