iPhy: an integrated phylogenetic workbench for supermatrix analyses

Background: The increasing availability of molecular sequence data means that the accuracy of future phylogenetic studies is likely to by limited by systematic bias and taxon choice rather than by data. In order to take advantage of increasing datasets, user-friendly tools are required to facilitate phylogenetic analyses and to reduce duplication of dataset assembly efforts. Current phylogenetic pipelines are dependency-heavy and have significant technical barriers to use. Results: Here we present iPhy, a web application that lets non-technical users assemble, share and analyse DNA sequence datasets for multigene phylogenetic investigations. Built on a simple client-server architecture, iPhy eases the collection of gene sets for analysis, facilitates alignment and reliably generates phylogenetic analysis-ready data files. Phylogenetic trees generated in external programs can be imported and stored, and iPhy integrates with iTol to allow trees to be displayed with rich data annotation....

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Martin O. Jones, Georgios D. Koutsovoulos, Mark L. Blaxter
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, BMCBI 2011, Future Phylogenetic Studies, Phylogenetic, Phylogenetic Studies