diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1413810..21162cd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # StxTyper +[![Latest StxTyper version](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/ncbi/stxtyper)](https://github.com/ncbi/stxtyper/releases/latest) [![Latest Anaconda version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/bioconda/ncbi-stxtyper)](https://anaconda.org/bioconda/ncbi-stxtyper) + StxTyper is used to determine stx type from nucleotide sequence. Stx (Shiga-toxin) genes are found in some strains of _Escherichia coli_ and code for powerful toxins that can cause severe illness. StxTyper is software to classify these genes from assembled sequence using a standard algorithm. ## WARNING: This is currently beta software and changes and new releases may come quickly. Please report any issues or comments to pd-help@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov or open an issue on GitHub.