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BeoBLAST: distributed BLAST and PSI-BLAST on a Beowulf cluster

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: UNLABELLED: BeoBLAST is an integrated software package that handles user requests and distributes BLAST and PSI-BLAST searches to nodes of a Beowulf cluster, thus providing a simple way to implement a scalable BLAST system on top of relatively inexpensive computer clusters. Additionally, BeoBLAST offers a number of novel search features through its web interface, including the ability to perform simultaneous searches of multiple databases with multiple queries, and the ability to start a search using the PSSM generated from a previous PSI-BLAST search on a different database. The underlying system can also handle automated querying for high throughput work. AVAILABILITY: Source code is available under the GNU public license at http://bioinformatics.fccc.edu/

Source: Bioinformatics

DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/18.5.765

Authors: J. D. Grant, R. L. Dunbrack, F. J. Manion, M. F. Ochs

Institution: Fox Chase Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

Award: G156276794