wolfPAC: building a high-performance distributed computing network for phylogenetic analysis using 'obsolete' computational resources

Patrick A Reeves; Philip H Friedman; Christopher M Richards

doi:10.2165/00822942-200504010-00007

wolfPAC: building a high-performance distributed computing network for phylogenetic analysis using 'obsolete' computational resources

Appl Bioinformatics. 2005;4(1):61-4. doi: 10.2165/00822942-200504010-00007.

Authors

Patrick A Reeves¹, Philip H Friedman, Christopher M Richards

Affiliation

¹ United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA.

PMID: 16000014
DOI: 10.2165/00822942-200504010-00007

Abstract

wolfPAC is an AppleScript-based software package that facilitates the use of numerous, remotely located Macintosh computers to perform computationally-intensive phylogenetic analyses using the popular application PAUP* (Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony). It has been designed to utilise readily available, inexpensive processors and to encourage sharing of computational resources within the worldwide phylogenetics community.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Chromosome Mapping / methods*
Computer Communication Networks*
DNA Mutational Analysis / methods*
Information Storage and Retrieval / methods
Phylogeny*
Sequence Alignment / methods*
Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods*
Systems Integration