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nf-core/malt/build @ 0.0.0-6c4ed3a

MALT, an acronym for MEGAN alignment tool, is a sequence alignment and analysis tool designed for processing high-throughput sequencing data, especially in the context of metagenomics.

malt alignment metagenomics ancient DNA aDNA palaeogenomics archaeogenomics microbiome database

Latest version: 0.0.0-6c4ed3a

Total downloads: 9

Source: nf-core/modules

Authors: @jfy133 @LilyAnderssonLee

Maintainers: @jfy133 @LilyAnderssonLee

Summary

MALT, an acronym for MEGAN alignment tool, is a sequence alignment and analysis tool designed for processing high-throughput sequencing data, especially in the context of metagenomics.

Get started

Add the following snippet to your workflow script to include this module.

include { MALT_BUILD } from 'nf-core/malt/build'

License

MIT License

Process

`Name`	`MALT_BUILD`

Input 4 channels

`fastas` file	Directory of, or list of FASTA reference files for indexing `/\|.fasta`

`gff` file	Directory of, or GFF3 files of input FASTA files `/\|.gff\|*.gff3`

`mapping_db` file	An uncompressed MEGAN mapping file from https://software-ab.cs.uni-tuebingen.de/download/megan6/welcome.html (either mapping db, or acc2* .abin file) `*.{db,abin}`

`map_type` string	The type of map file provided to the pipeline. Must be a valid string corresponding to a single-dash parameter, for example '-a2tax' or '-a2interpro2go' `mdb\|a2t\|s2t\|a2ec\|s2ec\|t4ec\|a2eggnog\|s2eggnog\|t4eggnog\|a2gtdb\|s2gtdb\|t4gtdb\|a2interpro2go\|s2interpro2go\|t4interprotogo\|a2kegg\|s2kegg\|t4kegg\|a2pgpt\|s2pgpt\|t4pgpt\|a2seed\|s2seed\|t4seed`

Output 3 channels

#1 log

`malt-build.log` file	Log file from STD out of malt-build `malt-build.log`

#2 index

`malt_index/` directory	Directory containing MALT database index directory `malt_index/`

#3 versions

`versions.yml` file	File containing software versions `versions.yml`

Tool	Description	Homepage
malt	A tool for mapping metagenomic data	https://www.wsi.uni-tuebingen.de/lehrstuehle/algorithms-in-bioinformatics/software/malt/

Version	0.0.0-6c4ed3a
Commit ID	6c4ed3a220310b905a1fc9d04f05be2e0837142b
Release Date	23 Apr 2026 15:29:18 (UTC)
Download URL	https://registry.nextflow.io/api/v1/modules/nf-core%2Fmalt%2Fbuild/0.0.0-6c4ed3a/download
OCI Store URL	https://public.cr.seqera.io/v2/nextflow/plugin/modules/nf-core/malt/build/blobs/sha256:438d1be276e7a2d58aa68a10e11bedcd313f4aa45210319b5bcc37bf8871dabb
Size	3.6 KB
Checksum	sha256:438d1be276e7a2d58aa68a10e11bedcd313f4aa45210319b5bcc37bf8871dabb
Downloads	3

Version	Date	Downloads	Size
0.0.0-6c4ed3a	23 Apr 2026 15:29:18 (UTC)	3	3.6 KB
0.0.0-3fc6d40	22 Apr 2026 15:20:50 (UTC)	3	3.6 KB
0.0.0-0c7146d	08 Apr 2026 19:15:13 (UTC)	3	3.6 KB