FASTAFS: file system virtualisation of random access compressed FASTA files

Abstract Background The FASTA file format, used to store polymeric sequence data, has become a bioinformatics file standard used for decades. The relatively large files require additional files, beyond the scope of the original format, to identify sequences and to provide random access. Multiple com...

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Main Authors: Youri Hoogstrate, Guido W. Jenster, Harmen J. G. van de Werken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-021-04455-3