SLOW5 Specification
A summary of the latest SLOW5 specification is here. For full specifications, refer to the links below.
Latest version
1.0.0 (Note: 1.0.0 is identical to 0.2.0)
Archived versions
Misc
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SLOW5 primary design goals are simplicity and usability; reading performance; and, file size. They are elaborated here.
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What we uncovered about the structure and fields of FAST5 format for the purpose of developing SLOW5 is available in the fast5 demystied document.
Citation
Please cite the following in your publications when using S/BLOW5 file format:
Gamaarachchi, H., Samarakoon, H., Jenner, S.P. et al. Fast nanopore sequencing data analysis with SLOW5. Nat Biotechnol 40, 1026-1029 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-01147-4
@article{gamaarachchi2022fast,
title={Fast nanopore sequencing data analysis with SLOW5},
author={Gamaarachchi, Hasindu and Samarakoon, Hiruna and Jenner, Sasha P and Ferguson, James M and Amos, Timothy G and Hammond, Jillian M and Saadat, Hassaan and Smith, Martin A and Parameswaran, Sri and Deveson, Ira W},
journal={Nature biotechnology},
pages={1--4},
year={2022},
publisher={Nature Publishing Group}
}