NAME

Bio::Kmer

SYNOPSIS

A module for helping with kmer analysis.

use strict;
use warnings;
use Bio::Kmer;

my $kmer=Bio::Kmer->new("file.fastq.gz",{kmercounter=>"jellyfish",numcpus=>4});
my $kmerHash=$kmer->kmers();
my $countOfCounts=$kmer->histogram();

DESCRIPTION

A module for helping with kmer analysis. The basic methods help count kmers and can produce a count of counts. Currently this module only supports fastq format. Although this module can count kmers with pure perl, it is recommended to give the option for a different kmer counter such as Jellyfish.

METHODS

Bio::Kmer->new($filename, \%options)

Create a new instance of the kmer counter. One object per file.

Applicable arguments:
Argument     Default    Description
kmercounter  perl       What kmer counter software to use.
                        Choices: Perl, Jellyfish.
kmerlength   21         Kmer length
numcpus      1          This module uses perl 
                        multithreading with pure perl or 
                        can supply this option to other 
                        software like jellyfish.
gt           1          If the count of kmers is fewer 
                        than this, ignore the kmer. This 
                        might help speed analysis if you 
                        do not care about low-count kmers.

Examples:
my $kmer=Bio::Kmer->new("file.fastq.gz",{kmercounter=>"jellyfish",numcpus=>4});

$kmer->query($queryString)

Query the set of kmers with your own query

Arguments: query (string)
Returns:   Count of kmers. 
            0 indicates that the kmer was not found.
           -1 indicates an invalid kmer (e.g., invalid length)

$kmer->histogram()

Count the frequency of kmers.

Arguments: none
Returns:   Reference to an array of counts. The index of 
           the array is the frequency.

$kmer->union($kmer2)

Finds the union between two sets of kmers

Arguments: Another Bio::Kmer object
Returns:   List of kmers

$kmer->intersection($kmer2)

Finds the intersection between two sets of kmers

Arguments: Another Bio::Kmer object
Returns:   List of kmers

$kmer->subtract($kmer2)

Finds the set of kmers unique to this Bio::Kmer object.

Arguments: Another Bio::Kmer object
Returns:   List of kmers

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

MIT license. Go nuts.

AUTHOR

Author: Lee Katz <lkatz@cdc.gov>

For additional help, go to https://github.com/lskatz/Bio--Kmer

CPAN module at http://search.cpan.org/~lskatz/Bio-Kmer/