ModelTest

1 Overview | 2 Using | 2.1 Example | 3 Batch Example

Overview

ModelTest-NG is a tool for selecting the best-fit model of evolution for DNA and protein alignments. ModelTest-NG supersedes jModelTest and ProtTest in one single tool, with graphical and command console interfaces.

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Using

Use the module name modeltest to discover versions available and to load the application.

Example

[]$ modeltest-ng-mpi
MPI Start: Size: 1 Rank: 0
modeltest was compiled without GUI support
Try 'modeltest --help' or 'modeltest --usage' for more information

[]$ modeltest-ng-mpi --help
MPI Start: Size: 1 Rank: 0
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modeltest x.y.z
Copyright (C) 2017 Diego Darriba, David Posada, Alexandros Stamatakis
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by Diego Darriba.
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Usage: modeltest -i sequenceFilename
            [-c n_categories] [-d nt|aa] [-F] [-N]
            [-p numberOfThreads] [-q partitionsFile]
            [-t mp|fixed|user] [-u treeFile] [-v] [-V]
            [-T raxml|phyml|mrbayes|paup]
            [--eps optimizationEpsilonValue] [--tol parameterTolerance]

selects the best-fit model of amino acid or nucleotide replacement.

mandatory arguments for long options are also mandatory for short options.

 Main arguments:
  -d, --datatype data_type_t            sets the data type
                 nt                     nucleotide
                 aa                     amino acid
  -i, --input input_msa                 sets the input alignment file (FASTA or PHYLIP format, required)
  -o, --output output_file              pipes the output into a file
  -p, --processes n_procs               sets the number of processors to use (shared memory)
  -q, --partitions partitions_file      sets a partitioning scheme
  -r, --rngseed seed                    sets the seed for the random number generator
  -t, --topology type                   sets the starting topology
                 ml                     maximum likelihood
                 mp                     maximum parsimony
                 fixed-ml-jc            fixed maximum likelihood (JC)
                 fixed-ml-gtr           fixed maximum likelihood (GTR)
                 fixed-mp               fixed maximum parsimony (default)
                 random                 random generated tree
                 user                   fixed user defined (requires -u argument)
  -u, --utree tree_file                 sets a user tree
      --force                           force output overriding
      --disable-checkpoint              disable checkpoint writing

 Candidate models:
  -a, --asc-bias algorithm[:values]     includes ascertainment bias correction
                                          check modeltest manual for more information
                 lewis                  Lewis (2001)
                 felsenstein            Felsenstein
                                          requires number of invariant sites
                 stamatakis             Leaché et al. (2015)
                                          requires invariant sites composition
  -f, --frequencies [ef]                sets the candidate models frequencies
                                        e: estimated - maximum likelihood (DNA) / empirical (AA)
                                        f: fixed - equal (DNA) / model defined (AA)
  -h, --model-het [uigf]                sets the candidate models rate heterogeneity
                                        u: *uniform
                                        i: *proportion of invariant sites (+I)
                                        g: *discrite Gamma rate categories (+G)
                                        f: *both +I and +G (+I+G)
                                        r: free rate models (+R)
                                        * included by default
  -m, --models list                     sets the candidate model matrices separated by commas.
                                        use '+' or '-' prefix for updating the default list.
                                        e.g., "-m JTT,LG" evaluates JTT and LG only .
                                              "-m +LG4X,+LG4M,-LG" adds LG4 models and removes LG and from the list.
                                        dna: *JC *HKY *TrN *TPM1 *TPM2 *TPM3
                                             *TIM1 *TIM2 *TIM3 *TVM *GTR
                                        protein: *DAYHOFF *LG *DCMUT *JTT *MTREV *WAG *RTREV *CPREV
                                                 *VT *BLOSUM62 *MTMAM *MTART *MTZOA *PMB *HIVB *HIVW
                                                 *JTT-DCMUT *FLU *STMTREV LG4M LG4X GTR
                                        * included by default
  -s, --schemes [3|5|7|11|203]          sets the number of predefined DNA substitution schemes evaluated
                                        3:   JC/F81, K80/HKY, SYM/GTR
                                        5:   + TrNef/TrN, TPM1/TPM1uf
                                        7:   + TIM1ef/TIM1, TVMef/TVM
                                        11:  + TPM2/TPM2uf, TPM3/TPM3uf, TIM2ef/TIM2, TIM3ef/TIM3
                                        203: All possible GTR submatrices
  -T, --template [tool]                 sets candidate models according to a specified tool
                 raxml                  RAxML (DNA 3 schemes / AA full search)
                 phyml                  PhyML (DNA full search / 14 AA matrices)
                 mrbayes                MrBayes (DNA 3 schemes / 8 AA matrices)
                 paup                   PAUP* (DNA full search / AA full search)

 Other options:
      --eps epsilon_value               sets the model optimization epsilon
      --tol tolerance_value             sets the parameter optimization tolerance
      --smooth-frequencies              forces frequencies smoothing
  -g, --gamma-rates [a|g]               sets gamma rates mode
                     a                  uses the average (or mean) per category (default)
                     m                  uses the median per category
      --disable-checkpoint              does not create checkpoint files
  -H, --no-compress                     disables pattern compression
                                        modeltest ignores if there are missing states
  -k, --keep-params                     keep branch lengths fixed
  -v, --verbose                         run in verbose mode
      --help                            display this help message and exit
      --version                         output version information and exit

Exit status:
 0  if OK,
 1  if minor problems (e.g., invalid arguments or data),
 2  if serious trouble (e.g., execution crashed).

Report modeltest bugs to diego.darriba@h-its.org
ModelTest home page: <http://www.github.com/ddarriba/modeltest/>


[]$ modeltest-ng-mpi --usage
MPI Start: Size: 1 Rank: 0
                             _      _ _            _      _   _  _____ 
                            | |    | | |          | |    | \ | |/ ____|
         _ __ ___   ___   __| | ___| | |_ ___  ___| |_   |  \| | |  __ 
        | '_ ` _ \ / _ \ / _` |/ _ \ | __/ _ \/ __| __|  | . ` | | |_ |
        | | | | | | (_) | (_| |  __/ | ||  __/\__ \ |_   | |\  | |__| |
        |_| |_| |_|\___/ \__,_|\___|_|\__\___||___/\__|  |_| \_|\_____|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
modeltest x.y.z
Copyright (C) 2017 Diego Darriba, David Posada, Alexandros Stamatakis
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by Diego Darriba.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Usage: modeltest -i sequenceFilename
            [-c n_categories] [-d nt|aa] [-F] [-N]
            [-p numberOfThreads] [-q partitionsFile]
            [-t mp|fixed|user] [-u treeFile] [-v] [-V]
            [-T raxml|phyml|mrbayes|paup]
            [--eps optimizationEpsilonValue] [--tol parameterTolerance]

Batch Example

This is just an example, please modify appropriately with the account name, etc

#!/bin/bash
#SBATCH --job-name=modeltest
#SBATCH --nodes=1
#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=8
#SBATCH --partition=teton
#SBATCH --account=arcc
#SBATCH --time=1-00:00:00

echo "SLURM_JOB_ID:" $SLURM_JOB_ID
echo "SLURM_JOB_NAME:" $SLURM_JOB_NAME
echo "SLURM_JOB_PARTITION" $SLURM_JOB_PARTITION
echo "SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES:" $SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES
echo "SLURM_JOB_NODELIST:  " $SLURM_JOB_NODELIST
echo "SLURM_TASKS_PER_NODE:" $SLURM_TASKS_PER_NODE
echo "SLURM_CPUS_ON_NODE:" $SLURM_CPUS_ON_NODE
echo "SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK:" $SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK

module load modeltest/0.1.6

modeltest-ng-mpi -i example-data/dna/channa.fas -p $SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK