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IQ-TREE

IQ-TREE can be used for phylogenomic inference. The bundle packages version 3.0.1.

Usage example

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

module load iqtree

The module makes the iqtree and iqtree3 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

T.K.F. Wong, N. Ly-Trong, H. Ren, H. Banos, A.J. Roger, E. Susko, C. Bielow, N. De Maio, N. Goldman, M.W. Hahn, G. Huttley, R. Lanfear, B.Q. Minh (2025) IQ-TREE 3: Phylogenomic Inference Software using Complex Evolutionary Models. Submitted, 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