BBTools Interactive Web Services

These web-based tools provide interactive interfaces for popular BBTools programs. No installation required - just paste or upload your sequences and get instant results!

QuickClade

Rapid taxonomic classification of genomic sequences using pre-computed k-mer databases. Identify organisms in seconds!

BBSketch

Fast sequence similarity search against reference databases. Find the closest matching organisms for your sequences.

Taxonomy Lookup

Search and explore the NCBI taxonomy tree. Find taxonomic IDs, lineages, and relationships between organisms.

Alignment Visualizer

Interactive visualization of sequence alignments. Compare different alignment algorithms and see their behavior.

About These Services

Features

No Installation: Run directly in your browser
File Upload Support: Drag and drop or browse for files up to 100MB
Fast Processing: Powered by JGI's high-performance servers
Secure: Your data is processed in memory and not stored

Data Limits

Text input: Up to 15MB when pasting directly
File upload: Up to 100MB per file
Processing time: Most queries complete in under 30 seconds

Command-Line Access

These services are also available via command-line for programmatic access and larger datasets:

# QuickClade/SendClade command-line access
sendclade.sh in=sequences.fasta

# BBSketch command-line access
sendsketch.sh in=contigs.fa

# Full BBTools suite available at:
# https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbmap/

Getting Help

For questions about these web services or BBTools in general:

📧 Email: bbtools@lbl.gov
📚 Documentation: BBTools Docs
💬 Forum: JGI BBTools Support