MaxBin2

MaxBin2 uses the Expectation-Maximization algorithm to cluster metagenomic contigs into different bins, each consists of contigs from one species. It is the next-generation of MaxBin and can process multiple samples simultaneously. Please see the source page, listed below, for more information.

Using the module

To load MaxBin2 in an interactive session on Palmetto:

module load biocontainers
module load maxbin2

After loading the biocontainers module, you can see the available commands by running:

report_subtools.sh maxbin2

Example

An example analysis command could look as follows:

run_MaxBin.pl -thread $SLURM_CPUS_ON_NODE -contig <reference.fasta> -out <output_folder> -abund <abundance.txt>

tip

This software has multithreading features! Please try to request additional resources to expedite your analyses! Remember to set the -thread flag accordingly!

Please see MaxBin2 source page for more information.

Parallel Capabilities: Single core default, multithreading options available.