TaxonTableTools - A comprehensive, platform-independent graphical user interface software to explore and visualise DNA metabarcoding data
Project description
TaxonTableTools
Background
TaxonTableTools (TTT) aims to provide easy-to-use tools for biologists and non-bioinformaticians to analyse and visualize their metabarcoding data quickly and reproducible via a graphical user interface.
TaxonTableTools is an evolving software and there will be bugs and issues at few points. If so, please leave the report in the git repository or drop me an email. Furthermore, new content and functions will be gradualy added. Suggestions and recommodations for new features are always welcome!
Requirements
- Python version 3.6 or 3.7
- Pip
- OS independent (tested on Windows 10, Ubuntu 16 & 18 and MacOS Catalina)
- Some issues were reported during the installation on Windows
Installation
TaxonTableTools requires Python version 3.6 and 3.7 and can be easily installed using pip.
First, make sure you run the correct pip version via:
pip3 --version
Which should return python3.6 or 3.7. Otherwise specify your pip using pip3.6
or pip3.7
Then install TaxonTableTools via pip:
pip3 install taxontabletools
TaxonTableTools can then be started via:
python3 -m taxontabletools
Updates can be installed via:
pip3 install --upgrade taxontabletools
The installation of Krona tools is optional and needs to be done separately. Note that Krona tools is currently not supported on Windows.
Quick start
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When first launched TTT will ask to define an output directory. This is where all your projects and respective output files will be stored. A new folder "Projects" will be created in this directory.
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The next window will always appear when launching TTT. Here you can create new projects or load an already existing one. The output directory can also be changed here.
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Create a new project by typing the desired name or leave blank to create a "Default_project". Click on "Create new" to proceed.
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Initially, the taxonomy table and read table must be converted to a TaXon table, the standard input format for TTT (see manual for definitions and requirements). A template TaXon table is available here.
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Check out the tutorial to get a more detailed impression of the TTT workflow.
Graphical user interface
Examples
How to cite
If you use TTT (preprint as of now):
- Macher, T.-H., Beermann, A. J., & Leese, F. (2020). TaxonTableTools - A comprehensive, platform-independent graphical user interface software to explore and visualise DNA metabarcoding data. BioRxiv, 2020.08.24.264317. doi: 10.1101/2020.08.24.264317
If you create Krona charts, please also cite:
- Ondov, B. D., Bergman, N. H., & Phillippy, A. M. (2011). Interactive metagenomic visualization in a Web browser. BMC Bioinformatics, 12(1), 385. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-12-385
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