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Installing MUSCLE
Making an alignment (MSA)
Creating a tree (N-J or UPGMA)
License: MUSCLE is public domain
MUSCLE papers, how to cite
Papers and citing MUSCLE
Popular options and features
Alignment output formats
Adding a sequence to an existing MSA
Profile-profile alignment (aligning two MSAs)
Refining (improving) an existing MSA
Options
For highest accuracy
For large datasets
For fastest speed
Command line reference
Advanced features (rarely used)
Guide tree output files
Using a pre-computed tree
Using a custom substitution matrix
Distance options
Clustering (tree-building) options
Diagonals
Anchors
Support
Technical support
"MSA::GetLetter" bug
-stable option bug
"Matrix is not symmetrical" warning
Discussions
Very large alignments are usually a bad idea
Phylogenetic trees are not good guide trees
Problems with BALIBASE
Reseek
Structure alignment and search
More accurate than TM-align,
DALI and Foldseek
Open-source USEARCH
Fast sequence search, clustering, amplicon OTU and ASV analysis
MUSCLE v5
State of the art MSA
Recent updates
🔎 Reseek structure search
AFDB, BFVD & PDB >
📝 Preprint shows structure
E-values wrong by orders of magnitude >
🧬 Assembly and search for entire SRA >
🚀 Open-source USEARCH >
🎯 Looking for new projects / collaborations >
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