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bowtie2

Bowtie 2 is an ultrafast and memory-efficient tool for aligning sequencing reads to long reference sequence.

  • cli-tool
  • CLI
  • SCIENCE
  • BIOINFORMATICS
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
official+codex · reviewed · May 30, 2026 description in en

Description

Sequencing reads can be mapped to long reference genomes with fast, memory-conscious alignment. It is useful for genomics workflows that need Bowtie 2's handling of longer reads and gapped alignment.

This is a terminal tool for researchers and bioinformatics pipelines. It works with prepared indexes and sequencing files, so users need basic familiarity with genomic data formats.

How to run

bowtie2

Commands: bowtie2

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