The K-mer File Format: a standardized and compact disk representation of sets of k-mers.

ABSTRACT:

Summary

Bioinformatics applications increasingly rely on ad hoc disk storage of k-mer sets, e.g. for de Bruijn graphs or alignment indexes. Here, we introduce the K-mer File Format as a general lossless framework for storing and manipulating k-mer sets, realizing space savings of 3-5× compared to other formats, and bringing interoperability across tools.

Availability and implementation

Format specification, C++/Rust API, tools: https://github.com/Kmer-File-Format/.

Supplementary information

Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

SUBMITTER: Dufresne Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9477520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature