@@ -43,13 +43,18 @@ For **pre-demultiplexed** data (prepared using external tools):
4343
4444### Demultiplexing
4545
46- | Parameter | Description | Default Value |
47- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
48- | ` --demultiplexed ` | Whether input is multiplexed (` false ` , single FASTQ file) or pre-demultiplexed (` true ` , multiple FASTQ files) ^1^ | ` false ` |
49- | ` --lima_minscore ` | Barcode score for demultiplexing ^2^ | 93 |
50- | ` --lima_barcodetype ` | Barcoding scheme type (` single ` , ` dual ` , ` dual_symmetric ` , ` dual_asymmetric ` ) ^3^ | ` dual_symmetric ` |
51- | ` --lima_W ` | Window size for barcode lookup | 70 |
52- | ` --lima_minlen ` | Minimum sequence length after clipping barcodes | 40 |
46+ | Parameter | Description | Default Value |
47+ | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
48+ | ` --demultiplexed ` | Whether input is multiplexed (` false ` , single FASTQ file) or pre-demultiplexed (` true ` , multiple FASTQ files) ^1^ | ` false ` |
49+ | ` --lima_barcodetype ` | Barcoding scheme type (` single ` , ` dual ` , ` dual_symmetric ` , ` dual_asymmetric ` ) ^2^ | ` dual_symmetric ` |
50+ | ` --lima_minscore ` | Barcode score for demultiplexing ^3^ | 93 |
51+ | ` --lima_W ` | Window size for barcode lookup | 70 |
52+ | ` --lima_minlen ` | Minimum sequence length after clipping barcodes | 40 |
53+ | ` --lima_minendscore ` | Score threshold for asymmetric barcoding schemes with different barcodes in a pair | 50 |
54+ | ` --lima_minrefspan ` | Minimum read span relative to the barcode length | 0.75 |
55+ | ` --lima_minscoringregions ` | Number of required barcodes for dual barcodes (2 = requires both barcodes) | 2 |
56+ | ` --lima_windowsize ` | Window size in base pairs | 70 |
57+ | ` --lima_remove_unknown ` | Remove unknown barcode combinations in dual-barcoding modes | ` false ` |
5358
5459^1^:
5560 By default, NextITS assumes you're providing multiplexed data,
@@ -59,6 +64,13 @@ For **pre-demultiplexed** data (prepared using external tools):
5964 use the ` --demultiplexed true ` option.
6065
6166^2^:
67+ Barcodes, which can also be referred to as adaptors, tags, indices, molecular identifiers (MIDs), come in various library designs.
68+ At present, NextITS supports 4 barcoding schemes: dual-barcoding (symmetric, assymetric, or mixture of combinatorial tags) and single-barcoding.
69+ For the dual-barcoding scheme, the amplicon should have the barcode on both ends of the amplicon.
70+ An asymmetric design, where each side of the amplicon has a * different barcode pair* , is also supported.
71+ For a comprehensive understanding of barcode designs, please visit [ https://lima.how/barcode-design.html ] ( https://lima.how/barcode-design.html ) .
72+
73+ ^3^:
6274 For every barcode, [ LIMA] ( https://lima.how/ ) evaluates a score corresponding to its region.
6375 This score signifies the alignment accuracy between the chosen barcode and sequencing read,
6476 and it's determined using the Smith-Waterman algorithm.
@@ -67,13 +79,6 @@ For **pre-demultiplexed** data (prepared using external tools):
6779 If you're working with shorter barcodes, such as 10 base pairs, consider reducing the minimum score for optimal results.
6880 For a more comprehensive information, check out [ https://lima.how/faq/barcode-score.html ] ( https://lima.how/faq/barcode-score.html ) .
6981
70- ^3^:
71- Barcodes, which can also be referred to as adaptors, tags, indices, molecular identifiers (MIDs), come in various library designs.
72- At present, NextITS supports 4 barcoding schemes: dual-barcoding (symmetric, assymetric, or mixture of combinatorial tags) and single-barcoding.
73- For the dual-barcoding scheme, the amplicon should have the barcode on both ends of the amplicon.
74- An asymmetric design, where each side of the amplicon has a * different barcode pair* , is also supported.
75- For a comprehensive understanding of barcode designs, please visit [ https://lima.how/barcode-design.html ] ( https://lima.how/barcode-design.html ) .
76-
7782
7883### Quality filtering
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