QIIME 2 Enables Microbiome Science

QIIME 2 (Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology 2) is a premier open-source bioinformatics platform revolutionizing how scientists decode the invisible microbial world, designed to empower researchers at every level of computational expertise, from first-time users and lab technicians to seasoned bioinformaticians and computational scientists.

QIIME 2 seamlessly guides users through every critical step of microbiome analysis, from quality filtering and denoising of amplicon sequencing reads, to ASV generation, phylogenetic tree construction, diversity metrics, taxonomic assignment, and publication-ready visualizations, all within a fully reproducible, provenance-tracked computational environment backed by one of the most vibrant and collaborative open-source communities.

What truly sets QIIME 2 apart is its ability to place the most rigorous, cutting-edge microbiome analytical tools in the hands of researchers across the globe, unifying scientific knowledge across disciplines, institutions, and expertise levels to accelerate discovery at every scale.