blastar0.1.1 package

BLAST and Sequence Analysis Tools

align_sequences

Align DNA Sequences (Pairwise or Multiple)

build_nj_tree

Build a Neighbor-Joining tree from a multiple sequence alignment

fetch_metadata

Fetch Metadata (and optionally sequence ranges) from NCBI

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Description: Provides streamlined tools for retrieving sequences from NCBI, performing sequence alignments (pairwise and multiple), and building phylogenetic trees. Implements the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm for global alignment (Needleman & Wunsch (1970) <doi:10.1016/0022-2836(70)90057-4>), Smith-Waterman for local alignment (Smith & Waterman (1981) <doi:10.1016/0022-2836(81)90087-5>), and Neighbor-Joining for tree construction (Saitou & Nei (1987) <doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040454>).

  • Maintainer: Loukas Theodosiou
  • License: MIT + file LICENSE
  • Last published: 2026-01-14

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