GTDB-Tk
Assigns GTDB taxonomy to bacterial and archaeal genomes and MAGs.
| Category | Microbiome & metagenomics |
|---|---|
| GitHub | Ecogenomics/GTDBTk |
| First public | 2018-02-28 (source) |
| Paper | https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btac672 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Pricing | Open source |
| Tags | #taxonomy#mags#phylogeny |
| Last checked | 2026-10-16 |
Specs
| Input | Bacterial / archaeal genomes, MAGs |
|---|---|
| Task | GTDB taxonomy assignment |
| Reference database | GTDB reference tree |
| GitHub stars | 623 |
| Interface | Docker |
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