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File formats usable with OBITools
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.. _the-sequence-files:
The sequence files
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Sequences can be stored following various format. OBITools knows
some of them. The central format for sequence files manipulated by OBITools scripts
is the :doc:`fasta format <fasta>`. OBITools extends the fasta format by specifying
a syntax to include in the definition line data qualifying the sequence.
All file formats use the :doc:`IUPAC <iupac>` code for encoding nucleotides and
amino-acids.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
iupac
fasta
fastq
attributes
genbank
embl
The taxonomy files
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Many OBITools are able to take into account taxonomic data. This is done in general by specifying
either a directory containing all :doc:`NCBI taxonomy dump files <./taxdump>` or an
:doc:`obitaxonomy <./obitaxonomy>` formatted database.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
taxdump
obitaxonomy
The ecoPCR files
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ecoPCR_ simulates a PCR experiment by selecting in a sequence database, sequences matching
simultaneously two primers sequences in a way allowing a PCR amplification of a DNA region.
The ecoPrimers files
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The OBITools files
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.. _ecoPCR: http://www.grenoble.prabi.fr/trac/ecoPCR
.. _LECA: http://www-leca.ujf-grenoble.fr
.. _`NCBI taxonomy`: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy