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kraken2

Tags: taxonomy metagenomics classification fastq kraken2 bactopia-tool

Taxonomic classification of metagenomic sequence reads.

This Bactopia Tool uses Kraken2 to assign taxonomic classifications to metagenomic sequence reads. It creates reports of taxonomic assignments and generates interactive Krona plots for visualization of classification results.

Usage

Bactopia CLI:

bactopia --wf kraken2 \
--bactopia /path/to/your/bactopia/results

Nextflow:

nextflow run bactopia/bactopia/workflows/bactopia-tools/kraken2/main.nf \
--bactopia /path/to/your/bactopia/results

Outputs

Expected Output Files

<BACTOPIA_DIR>
├── <SAMPLE_NAME>
│ └── tools
│ └── kraken2-<TIMESTAMP>
│ ├── <SAMPLE_NAME>.kraken2.report.txt
│ └── logs
│ ├── nf.command.{begin,err,log,out,run,sh,trace}
│ └── versions.yml
└── bactopia-runs
└── kraken2-<TIMESTAMP>
└── nf-reports
├── kraken2-dag.dot
├── kraken2-report.html
└── kraken2-timeline.html

Per-Sample Results

FileDescription
*.reportKraken2 taxonomic classification report
*.kraken2Kraken2 classification results
*.htmlKrona interactive HTML report

Merged Results

FileDescription
merged-reportMerged Kraken2 reports from all samples

Audit Trail

Below are files that can assist you in understanding which parameters and program versions were used.

Logs

Each process that is executed will have a folder named logs. In this folder are helpful files for you to review if the need ever arises.

ExtensionDescription
.beginAn empty file used to designate the process started
.errContains STDERR outputs from the process
.logContains both STDERR and STDOUT outputs from the process
.outContains STDOUT outputs from the process
.runThe script Nextflow uses to stage/unstage files and queue processes based on given profile
.shThe script executed by bash for the process
.traceThe Nextflow trace report for the process
versions.ymlA YAML formatted file with program versions

Nextflow Reports

These Nextflow reports provide great a great summary of your run. These can be used to optimize resource usage and estimate expected costs if using cloud platforms.

FilenameDescription
kraken2-dag.dotThe Nextflow DAG visualization
kraken2-report.htmlThe Nextflow Execution Report
kraken2-timeline.htmlThe Nextflow Timeline Report
kraken2-trace.txtThe Nextflow Trace report

Parameters

Required Parameters

Define where the pipeline should find input data and save output data.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--bactopiastringThe path to bactopia results to use as inputs

Kraken2 Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--kraken2_dbstringThe a single tarball or path to a Kraken2 formatted database
--kraken2_confidencenumber0.0Confidence score threshold between 0 and 1
--kraken2_use_mpa_stylebooleanfalseFormat report output like Kraken 1's kraken-mpa-report
--kraken2_report_zero_countsbooleanfalseReport counts for ALL taxa, even if counts are zero
Filtering Parameters

Use these parameters to specify which samples to include or exclude.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--includestringA text file containing sample names (one per line) to include from the analysis
--excludestringA text file containing sample names (one per line) to exclude from the analysis
Optional Parameters

These optional parameters can be useful in certain settings.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--outdirstringbactopiaBase directory to write results to
Nextflow Profile Parameters

Parameters to fine-tune your Nextflow setup.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--datasets_cachestring<HOME>/.bactopia/datasetsDirectory where downloaded datasets should be stored.
Helpful Parameters

Uncommonly used parameters that might be useful.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--wfstringbactopiaSpecify which workflow or Bactopia Tool to execute
--list_wfsbooleanList the available workflows and Bactopia Tools to use with '--wf'
--help_allbooleanAn alias for --help --show_hidden_params
--versionbooleanDisplay version text.

Composition

This workflow uses the following subworkflows:

  • kraken2 - Classify metagenomic reads using Kraken2.

Citations

If you use this in your analysis, please cite the following.

Source

View source on GitHub