Gecko - Welcome

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Gecko is a tool for a systematic and efficient detection of gene clusters in multiple prokaryotic genomes. It is based on a formal model for gene clusters and is accompanied by an efficient algorithms locating them. Gecko also provides an interactive visualization of detected clusters and therefore supports the analysis of the functional role of genes located in such clusters.

Gecko - Manual Section

Download the Gecko-Manual (27 KB) for an easy start with Gecko. The manual contains a detailed description of all features of Gecko together with its data preparation tool GhostFam. It also contains information about the structure and content of the input files used for the gene cluster detection. If one uses Gecko for the first time, it is highly recommended to download the example data files to get a first idea about the functionality of Gecko and GhostFam.

Downloads:

You can download Gecko 1.x from its download page.

Example data files

sample_data.zip (15.8 MB): This file contains a complete set of files to start a Gecko session from the very beginning, as described in the manual.

cog_data.zip (1.2 MB): The file in this archive contains an input sequence file for Gecko with 43 genomes. The classification of the genes to their families of homologs is taken from the COG database.

GeckoPaper_data.zip (2.8 MB): A saved Gecko session, containing 20 bacterial genomes, which are clustered to their families using the GhostFam tool. This file was used to extract the results in the submitted paper.