I recently have been wondering about my ABI tracefiles that I get back from the sequencing centre. I'm trying to find out why MIRA ditched the reads as debris. They were gap closure PCR sequences from genome template (I used the phred-generated ones in my assembly). IBack in the '90s, I used to use pregap to call my traces because I used the Staden package for everything. When I sequenced my first genome in the old pre-NGS days, my bioinformatics team used phred/phrap/consed. On the net, some people mentioned tracetuner (ex Paracel, now OSS), which also does the job. Being curious about how differently each program manipulates the trace data, I made fastq files using all three programs from the same ABI tracefile. In all 3 cases, I used convert_project to convert the exp (pregap4) or fasta/fasta.qual files (phred and tracetuner) to fastq. head -n4 pregap/PROJ.fastq @80301_F_B09 NNNNNNNNNNNTCNNNNNNGGNNANNGANTCCGGCACCCCGGTATTAATGTCGCCGCCGGATAACAACAGGACGCTTCCCCCCTCTTGCGCCACCTCTTTACGGATACTGTCCACCAGCGTTTTTTGCGCTGCCAGACCATATTCGCCATATTCGCTGCGCCAGAAGTGACCGTGGTGATCGTTGGTATGCAGGATAGTAATTTTATAGGTTTTATCTTTTTCGTAAGCCTGTGCAGGCTGAGTCGTCAGCGCGAACGCCGCCAGTAACGCCAGCGCCACACCCCGTTTCAAAAATTTCATCTTTCTCTCCCTGACTCAATATCAACCGCAGAAATTACCTTTCCTTGCAATAATAGACAAATATGTTTTCAGAATTGAGACTTCCTTCAAACACATTTCACAGGTATGTTAGGCAAGTAATAATTACACATCCTACTATCTCCAACATCGCATAAAATTTAAGTGACTTTCTATGGCCATGAGTGAACCAACCCAGCCGTTAGCCGGCGCGCCCGCAGCGGCCGCTAAAGCACGTACTTCGTTTGGTATTTTGGGCGCGATCAGTCTTTCCCATCTGCTGAACGATATGATCCAGTCGCTAATCTTAGCCANNNNNNCCCCTGTNGA + %%%%%%%%%%%&(%%%%%%))%%*%%--%/248?ABIHHGIHIKLKKKJJJJLLLLMLLLLKKLLLLLLMMMNNNNOOOOQOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOQQQQQQQQQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQQQQQQQOOQOQQOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOQQQQQQQQQQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNOOOOOOOOOOQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQOQOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNMMNNNMMNNMMMMLMLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLKKJJJJJJIJJJJJKLLLLMMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNMMKKKHGFEEECBCBCBEFFHIJKJJKKKKKKKKKKJJIIJJJJJJIJJJJJJC<72/--%%%%%%*MMMMMM%MM $ head -n4 traceTuner/PROJ.fastq @80301_F_B09.ab1 627 8 619 GTCCCAAGTCTCGCATCTGGAGACGGATTCCGGCACCCCGGTATTAATGTCGCCGCCGGATAACAACAGGACGCTTCCCCCCTCTTGCGCCACCTCTTTACGGATACTGTCCACCAGCGTTTTTTGCGCTGCCAGACCATATTCGCCATATTCGCTGCGCCAGAAGTGACCGTGGTGATCGTTGGTATGCAGGATAGTAATTTTATAGGTTTTATCTTTTTCGTAAGCCTGTGCAGGCTGAGTCGTCAGCGCGAACGCCGCCAGTAACGCCAGCGCCACACCCCGTTTCAAAAATTTCATCTTTCTCTCCCTGACTCAATATCAACCGCAGAAATTACCTTTCCTTGCAATAATAGACAAATATGTTTTCAGAATTGAGACTTCCTTCAAACACATTTCACAGGTATGTTAGGCAAGTAATAATTACACATCCTACTATCTCCAACATCGCATAAAATTTAAGTGACTTTCTATGGCCATGAGTGAACCAACCCAGCCGTTAGCCGGCGCGCCCGCAGCGGCCGCTAAAGCACGTACTTCGTTTGGTATTTTGGGCGCGATCAGTCTTTCCCATCTGCTGAACGATATGATCCAGTCGCTAATCTTAGCCATTTTCCCCCCTGTTGA + !**2.///6//*339==7A1134-/1217>7DIDDFEEEEE?>=FEDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHFEEEEEDMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDEEEEEEEEEEEENDLDEEENDMEEDDEEDJDEEEEEEEEEEEKEEEEEIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENEEEJEENEENEEEEEIEEEEIEEKEEKEKEEKEEEEEEEDDEEEEEDELHGEIEDCCEEEENEEKKEEEEEEEENEEGDEEEEDDEEEEGDEEEEEEEEEEJEMDEEEEEEEEEEGDNEEEEEIEEEEIEEEGEJEKEEEEEEENEEKEKEEEEEEFGEEEMDEEEKEEKEEEJEHEFEMEEEIGFEEEEDDEEDDDEEEKEEEEEEEEEEEINEEEFDEDEEEEEEDEEELLEEDDEDEEEEEEEEEEEDDEEEEEEEDDEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDEEDDEFIEEEEEDDEEEEEDDDEEEEEEEEEEEDDEEEEEEEEEGEDDDEDEEDDEEEDDEDDEDEHCDEEEEDDDDDEDEDDCCCDDCCEJHJEEEEEEDDDDDELDEEDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDCCECCDBBDEEEDDDEEEEDDEEIECCIFFDDEEJDGCCEDDEEEEEEEECCCE65**33>??<?EEECF $ head -n4 phred_files/PROJ.fastq @80301_F_B09.ab1 AGCCGCAAGGCTCGCATCCTGCGAATCGGATTCCGGCACCCCGGTATTAATGTCGCCGCCGGATAACAACAGGACGCTTCCCCCCTCTTGCGCCACCTCTTTACGGATACTGTCCACCAGCGTTTTTTGCGCTGCCAGACCATATTCGCCATATTCGCTGCGCCAGAAGTGACCGTGGTGATCGTTGGTATGCAGGATAGTAATTTTATAGGTTTTATCTTTTTCGTAAGCCTGTGCAGGCTGAGTCGTCAGCGCGAACGCCGCCAGTAACGCCAGCGCCACACCCCGTTTCAAAAATTTCATCTTTCTCTCCCTGACTCAATATCAACCGCAGAAATTACCTTTCCTTGCAATAATAGACAAATATGTTTTCAGAATTGAGACTTCCTTCAAACACATTTCACAGGTATGTTAGGCAAGTAATAATTACACATCCTACTATCTCCAACATCGCATAAAATTTAAGTGACTTTCTATGGCCATGAGTGAACCAACCCAGCCGTTAGCCGGCGCGCCCGCAGCGGCCGCTAAAGCACGTACTTCGTTTGGTATTTTGGGCGCGATCAGTCTTTCCCATCTGCTGAACGATATGATCCAGTCGCTAATCTTAGCCATTTACCCCCTGTTGAAAN + ''''((.-0-1,*****5(('''))+24.))*-8A88:FF=JJEEEGPKSSSVZZZZ\ZZLPPPPeeeWSSSSSSeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeZZZZZZZeeeeeeeeZZZZZ\\eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee\\ZZZ\\ee\\\eeee_______eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee_______eeeeeeeeeeeee________eeeee_ee____eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee__eeeeeeeeee____eeeeeeeeeeeee___eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee______eee_____eee___eeeeeeeeeee_______ee_______eeeeeeee________________e____ZZ\\\\\\\eeeeeeeeee\\\eeeeeee\\\\\\\\\\\\\eeeee\\\Z\Z\\\\\\Z\\\\\\\ZZWUZUUU\\\eeee\\e\\\\\\\\\\\eeeeeeeeeeeeee\\\PPLZZLLLP\\\ZZZ\\\\\\Z\\\WWW\\ZZZZZZQ\\\QQ\\\\\\\\QQP8;.0+0*+++44?-)))$! 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