FastME provides distance algorithms to infer phylogenies. FastME is based on balanced
minimum evolution, which is the very principle of Neighbor Joining (NJ). FastME improves …

T-REX (Tree and reticulogram REConstruction) is a web server dedicated to the
reconstruction of phylogenetic trees, reticulation networks and to the inference of horizontal …

This paper investigates the standard ordinary least-squares version [24] and the balanced
version [20] of the minimum evolution principle. For the standard version, we provide a …

Although genetic methods of species identification, especially DNA barcoding, are strongly
debated, tests of these methods have been restricted to a few empirical cases for pragmatic …

Resolving the relationships between Metazoa and other eukaryotic groups as well as
between metazoan phyla is central to the understanding of the origin and evolution of …

We introduce NeighborNet, a network construction and data representation method that
combines aspects of the neighbor joining (NJ) and SplitsTree. Like NJ, NeighborNet uses …

Elizabethkingia anophelis is an emerging pathogen involved in human infections and
outbreaks in distinct world regions. We investigated the phylogenetic relationships and …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is one of the main mechanisms driving the evolution of
microorganisms. Its accurate identification is one of the major challenges posed by reticulate …

Recently developed MinHash-based techniques were proven successful in quickly
estimating the level of similarity between large nucleotide sequences. This article discusses …

Background Phylogenetic methods which do not rely on multiple sequence alignments are
important tools in inferring trees directly from completely sequenced genomes. Here, we …