LVB overview - lvb manual - release history - daniel barker

Description

LVB is a free computer program written by Daniel Barker. LVB uses parsimony to reconstruct phylogeny from a nucleotide alignment, using a simulated annealing heuristic search. This is suitable for moderately large data matrices.

The current version is LVB 2.2. Click to see release history

Download

• Windows users download lvb_2_2_windows.zip.

• MacOS X (Power PC) users download lvb_2_2_macos.tar.gz.
  

• Pentium (or compatible) Linux users download lvb_2_2_linux.tar.gz.

• UNIX users download lvb_2_2_source.tar.gz. This is also for users wishing to compile LVB from source code, on any system.

Manual

• Click to read the manual
• Click to download pdf

Run LVB on the Web

The Institut Pasteur has installed LVB on its Biological Software Web server. This allows easy use of LVB through a Web interface. Click to run LVB at the Institut Pasteur.

Citing LVB

Please cite this paper if you use LVB:

• Barker, D. 2004. LVB: Parsimony and simulated annealing in the search for phylogenetic trees. Bioinformatics, 20, 274-275.
  Click for abstract and free download.
  Click for supplementary information.

Support

Please send questions and bug reports to:

• Daniel Barker, email db60@st-and.ac.uk