Mauve Alignment

Align bacterial genomes with the Mauve plugin. Convert Mauve alignments into standard alignments for downstream applications.

Course Content

Align Draft Genomes with Mauve

Order draft genomes against a reference sequence with the Mauve contig mover.
LENGTH 4 minutes

Align Whole Genomes with Mauve

Learn to align complete bacterial genomes with progressive Mauve.
LENGTH 5 minutes

Convert Mauve Alignment to Standard Alignment

Learn to convert a Mauve alignment into a standard alignment.
LENGTH 3 minutes

Recommended Resources

Plugin - Install Mauve

Align multiple genomes to identify large-scale evolutionary events using Mauve.

Why is my alignment taking so long?

How to choose the appropriate alignment algorithm for your dataset.

Manual for the Mauve Aligner

A guide to aligning bacterial genomes with Mauve in Geneious.

Manual for Installing Plugins

A guide extending to the functionality of Geneious Prime by installing plugins.

More Geneious Academy

Practice using the Mauve plugin to align genomes, complete genomes, and order draft genomes against a reference.
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