poRe

poRe provides functions to manipulate, summarize, and visualize Oxford Nanopore MinION nanopore sequencing data for genomic analyses.

Key Features:

• Implementation: Implemented as an R package offering programmatic access to analysis functions for nanopore data.
• Cross-platform Compatibility: Functions on Windows, Linux, and MacOSX.
• Data Manipulation and Organization: Provides tools to organize and preprocess large datasets generated by the MinION device.
• Summarization Capabilities: Includes functions to summarize complex sequencing outputs from nanopore runs.
• Data Visualization: Provides visualization routines for graphical representation of sequencing data.

Scientific Applications:

• Field-based Genomic Studies: Supports mobile and field-deployable genomic analyses using MinION sequencing.
• Rapid Pathogen Detection: Enables analysis workflows applicable to rapid pathogen detection from nanopore data.
• Environmental Monitoring: Supports environmental sequencing and monitoring applications using MinION outputs.
• Personalized Medicine Research: Can be applied in personalized medicine research involving nanopore sequencing datasets.

Methodology:

Implemented as an R package that leverages R's statistical computing and visualization functions to manipulate, summarize, and visualize nanopore sequencing data.