mihinduk/VICAST: VICAST v2.2.1 - JOSS Submission

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: mihinduk, Claude
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18751502
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Abstract

VICAST v2.2.1 First stable release for publication in Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS). Key Features VICAST-annotate: Four annotation pathways with manual curation checkpoints VICAST-analyze: Nine-step variant calling pipeline with contamination screening SnpEff integration for functional variant annotation Support for polyproteins and multi-segment viruses Low-frequency variant detection (3-50% allele frequency) Docker and conda deployment options Validated Datasets SARS-CoV-2 (polyprotein handling) Dengue virus 2 (contamination screening) Influenza A H1N1 (multi-segment genome) DOI:

Fields of Study & Subjects

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Genomics and Rare Diseases SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
24 February 2026
Language
EN