Document: sumatra
Title: Sumatra: fast and exact comparison of sequences
Author: Céline Mercier <celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org>
Abstract: With the development of next-generation sequencing, efficient tools are needed to handle millions of
 sequences in reasonable amounts of time. Sumatra is a program developed by the LECA. Sumatra aims to
 compare sequences in a way that is fast and exact at the same time. This tool has been developed to be
 adapted to the type of data generated by DNA metabarcoding, i.e. entirely sequenced, short markers.
 Sumatra computes the pairwise alignment scores from one dataset or between two datasets, with the
 possibility to specify a similarity threshold under which pairs of sequences that have a lower similarity are
 not reported. The output can then go through a classification process with programs such as MCL or
 MOTHUR. Currently, Sumatra is available as a program that you can download and install on Unix-like
 machines.
Section: Science/Biology

Format: pdf
Files: /usr/share/doc/sumatra/sumatra_user_manual.pdf