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# Welcome to Pathogenwatch

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[a-getting-started-tutorial](a-getting-started-tutorial)
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For latest news and notices of upcoming maintenance or other PW related events visit the [Announcements](announcements) page.
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## Upload microbial genomes to access an array of automatic analyses

* Species assignment using "[Speciator](technical-descriptions/species-assignment)".
* Over 20 [core genome MLST](technical-descriptions/typing-methods/cgmlst) schemes.
* Typing with classic [MLST](technical-descriptions/typing-methods/mlst), [Genotyphi](technical-descriptions/typing-methods/genotyphi), [NG-MAST](technical-descriptions/typing-methods/ng-mast), PopPUNK and others.
* [Antibiotic resistance](technical-descriptions/antimicrobial-resistance-prediction/pw-amr) prediction.
* Interrogate the database using [cgMLST-based clustering](technical-descriptions/cgmlst-clusters) and [SNP trees](technical-descriptions/core-genome-tree).

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[uploading-assemblies](how-to-use-pathogenwatch/uploading-assemblies)
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## Browse published collections and sequences direct from the CGPS

* We provide extensive collections of publicly available microbial sequences, gathered by publication or survey where possible.
* Imported genomes are automatically annotated with our in-house pipelines and the results available for download.

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[browsing-genomes](how-to-use-pathogenwatch/browsing-genomes)
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{% content-ref url="how-to-use-pathogenwatch/browsing-collections" %}
[browsing-collections](how-to-use-pathogenwatch/browsing-collections)
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## Search the genomic neighbourhood using cgMLST

* We have incorporated over 20 cgMLST schemes from multiple sources, including [PubMLST](https://pubmlst.org/) and the [Pasteur Institute](https://bigsdb.pasteur.fr/).
* A clustering-based system allows the identification of near genomic neighbours to give your uploads a context.

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[cgmlst-clusters](technical-descriptions/cgmlst-clusters)
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## Create collections for a deeper view

* Use the powerful selection tool to integrate public genomes with your own and create a single collection.
* The collection view integrates the CGPS (Phylocanvas)\[[http://phylocanvas.org/](http://phylocanvas.org/)] tree browser with an interactive map display and metadata tables, along with a query tool for highlighting genomes with particular features.
* Make the collection public and share your insights with other researchers.

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[creating-a-collection](how-to-use-pathogenwatch/creating-a-collection)
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{% content-ref url="how-to-use-pathogenwatch/collection-view" %}
[collection-view](how-to-use-pathogenwatch/collection-view)
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