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IQ-TREE

IQ-TREE can be used for phylogenomic inference. The bundle packages version 2.4.0.

Usage example

The following command can be executed in the terminal to load the bundle:

module load iqtree

The module makes the iqtree and iqtree2 commands available. The iqtree_shell command can be used to access a shell in the bundle.

Performance notes

No performance notes available

IQ-TREE should be run on a system with at least 8 GB of RAM and 4 threads.

Benchmarks

No benchmarks available.

Community guides and tutorials

  • No community guides available.

Official site and documentation

Licensing information

IQ-TREE is licensed under the GPLv2 license.

Primary citation

IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era Bui Quang Minh , Heiko A Schmidt , Olga Chernomor , Dominik Schrempf , Michael D Woodhams , Arndt von Haeseler , Robert Lanfear Author Notes Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 37, Issue 5, May 2020, Pages 1530–1534, doi

External guides and resources

  • If you know of a guide/tutorial that you have found useful, please help us share it by contacting the HPC staff at hpc@ufs.ac.za