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A Practical Guide to Phylogenetics for Nonexperts
Published on: February 5, 2014
Phylemon: a suite of web tools for molecular evolution, phylogenetics and phylogenomics
Joaquín Tárraga1, Ignacio Medina, Leonardo Arbiza
1Bioinformatics Department, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, INB, CIPF, Valencia 46013, Spain.
Nucleic Acids Research
|April 25, 2007
Summary
Phylemon is an online platform for phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses. It integrates popular tools, guiding users through complex molecular evolution studies and enabling automated analysis pipelines.
Area of Science:
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Biology
- Evolutionary Biology
Background:
- Experimental scientists increasingly require phylogenetic and evolutionary insights for molecular sequence data.
- A growing demand exists for integrated platforms that simplify complex analyses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present Phylemon, an online web server for integrated phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses.
- To provide a user-friendly environment for researchers to perform molecular evolution studies.
Main Methods:
- Integration of popular stand-alone phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis tools into a single web server.
- Development of features for direct concatenation of analyses, results storage, and data format conversion.
- Implementation of guided analysis suggestions and user-defined, savable analysis pipelines (phylogenomics).
Main Results:
- Phylemon offers a comprehensive suite of tools for molecular sequence data analysis.
- The platform facilitates multi-step analyses through guided suggestions and automated pipeline execution.
- It supports both single-gene and multiple-gene (phylogenomics) analyses.
Conclusions:
- Phylemon provides an integrated and user-friendly solution for phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses.
- The platform empowers researchers to incorporate molecular evolution insights into their studies.
- Its pipeline feature enhances efficiency for large-scale genomic analyses.
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