Physcraper: a Python package for continually updated phylogenetic trees using the Open Tree of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phylogenies are a key part of research in many areas of biology. Tools that automate some parts of the process of phylogenetic reconstruction, mainly molecular character matrix assembly, have been developed for the advantage of both specialists in the field of phylogenetics and non-specialists. However, interpretation of results, comparison with previously available phylogenetic hypotheses, and selection of one phylogeny for downstream analyses and discussion still impose difficulties to one that is not a specialist either on phylogenetic methods or on a particular group of study.

Results

Physcraper is a command-line Python program that automates the update of published phylogenies by adding public DNA sequences to underlying alignments of previously published phy

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Reyes LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244228 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature