About pyani
¶
pyani
is a Python package and standalone program for calculation of whole-genome similarity measures. It is designed to be used with draft or complete prokaryote (bacterial and archaeal) genomes, and implements the following methods:
- ANIb (average nucleotide identity using
BLAST+
) - ANIblastall (average nucleotide identity using
legacy BLAST
) - ANIm (average nucleotide identity using
MUMmer
) - fastANI (average nucleotide identity using
fastANI
) - TETRA (4-mer sequence profiles)
Funding and Support¶
The development of pyani
has been made possible by generous funding from a number of sources, including:
- The Scottish Government
- 2011-2016 workpackages
- 2016-2019 workpackage RD2.1.4
As is the case with much bioinformatics software, ongoing development does not receive continuous direct funding support. If you use pyani
, please do cite this tool in your publications and outputs - this helps us justify future funding applications to maintain and improve the software.
You can find more information about how to cite pyani on the Citing pyani page.