Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance Using Chlamydiae Protein Sequences
摘要
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a significant global challenge impacting human and animal health, particularly concerning pathogens such as Chlamydiae species. Traditional methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing can be time-consuming and heavily reliant on bacterial cultures. To tackle these issues, our study employs Machine Learning (ML) to automate AMR prediction based on bacterial protein sequences. We have developed a specialized ML tool to predict whether specific protein sequences of Chlamydiae strains exhibit resistance or sensitivity. This tool encompasses essential processes, including data collection, preprocessing, data encoding, model selection, training, and evaluation. Among the models assessed, the Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM) demonstrated the highest overall performance, achieving an accuracy of 0.83, a precision of 0.87, an F1-score of 0.82, and an AUROC of 0.83, indicating excellent discriminatory capability. To enhance accessibility, we have deployed this model within a user-friendly web application built using the Streamlit framework. This application enables researchers and healthcare professionals to efficiently and rapidly predict AMR. This tool significantly advances ML for rapid and reliable predictions of antimicrobial resistance in Chlamydiae protein sequences, addressing a crucial need in combating antibiotic resistance in these pathogens.