diamond

Summary

• Module Name: diamond

• Support Level: Secondary Support

• Software Access Level: Open Access

• Home Page: https://github.com/bbuchfink/diamond

Software Description

From the DIAMOND website: “DIAMOND is a new high-throughput program for aligning DNA reads or protein sequences against a protein reference database such as NR, at up to 20,000 times the speed of BLAST, with high sensitivity.”

General Linux

To use this software interactively in a Linux environment, use the commands:

module load diamond
diamond [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Instructions for the use of DIAMOND can be found on the developer’s website.