In a nutshell
Anvi’o is an analysis and visualization platform for ‘omics data.
Please find the methods paper here: https://peerj.com/articles/1319/
Anvi’o would not have been possible without the help of many people who directly or indirectly contributed to its development. Here is the acknowledgements section of our methods paper
An analysis and visualization platform for 'omics data http://merenlab.org/projects/anvio