METHOD FOR PERFORMING CODON AND AMINO ACID USAGE ANALYSIS IN CLOSTRIDIUM SPECIES

Abstract

ABSTRACT A method (100) for performing codon and amino acid usage analysis in clostridium species, comprising: collecting genomic sequences of Clostridium tetani, Clostridium novyi, and Clostridium pasteurianum; determining the codon usage frequency for each species; analyzing amino acid usage across the proteome of each species; correlating codon and amino acid usage with phylogenetic data to assess evolutionary relationships; identifying species-specific or pathogenic-specific biases in codon and amino acid usage. <>

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FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] This invention generally relates to a field of molecular biology, specifically to a method for codon and amino acid usage analysis in bacterial genomes. More particularly, it pertains to the analysis of codon and amino acid usage patterns in the genomes of the bacterial genus Clostridium, including Clostridium tetani, Clostridium novyi, and Clostridium pasteurianum, with potential applications in synthetic biology, bioengineering, and vaccine development.
BACKGROUND

[0002] The subject matter discussed in the background section should not be assumed to be prior art merely as a result of its mention in the background section. Similarly, a problem mentioned in the background section or associated with the subject matter of the background section should not be assumed to have been previously recognized in the prior art. The subject matter in the background section merely represents different approaches, which in and of themselves may also correspond to implementations of the cla , Claims:CLAIMS
WE CLAIM:
1. A method (100) for performing codon and amino acid usage analysis in clostridium species, comprising:
collecting genomic sequences of Clostridium tetani, Clostridium novyi, and Clostridium pasteurianum;
determining the codon usage frequency for each species;
analyzing amino acid usage across the proteome of each species;
correlating codon and amino acid usage with phylogenetic data to assess evolutionary relationships;
identifying species-specific or pathogenic-specific biases in codon and amino acid usage.

2. The method (100) of claim 1, wherein the codon usage frequencies are calculated using the relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) index.
3. The method (100) of claim 1, wherein the analysis includes identifying unusual codon and amino acid biases in genes associated with virulence and antibiotic resistance.
4. The method (100) of claim 1, further comprising the use of a bioinformatics tool to automate the analysis of codon and amino acid usage patterns.
5. The method (100) of cl

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