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WoL: a reference phylogeny for microbes

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WoL presents a microbial reference phylogeny alongside an interactive tree, downloadable data, code, and protocols for bioinformatics work.

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For: Microbiome researchers and metagenomics analysts
Worth noticing: The release is described as built from 10,575 genomes and 381 genes; pre-built databases are listed for QIIME2, SHOGUN, BLAST, and Bowtie2.

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The release description gives a concrete scale for the reference: 10,575 genomes across 381 genes. The homepage links out to an interactive tree and downloadable resources, and lists pre-built databases for QIIME2, SHOGUN, BLAST, and Bowtie2. Its news section also describes Woltka as a package for meta’omics analysis using WoL; the visible dated updates run mainly from 2019 through 2021.

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