It aligns short DNA sequences (reads) to the human genome at a rate of over 25 million 35-bp reads per hour. Bowtie indexes the genome with a Burrows-Wheeler index to keep its memory footprint small: typically about 2.2 GB for the human genome (2.9 GB for paired-end).
You can find documentation on the system, with the command
module help bowtie
The manual is on the web at the original home page (http://bowtie-bio.sourceforge.net/index.shtml)
CINECA consultants can be reached through the address: superc@cineca.it