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fastani

Tags: ani average-nucleotide-identity similarity comparative-genomics bactopia-tool

Fast alignment-free computation of whole-genome Average Nucleotide Identity.

This Bactopia Tool uses FastANI to calculate the average nucleotide identity (ANI) between samples. It can also calculate ANI against reference genomes by downloading NCBI assemblies using genome-dl.

If you do not provide --fastani_pairwise then you must provide at least one:

  • --fastani_reference a local FASTA file to use as a reference for ANI comparison
  • --accession a specific NCBI Assembly accession to download
  • --accessions a path to a file containing list of NCBI Assembly accessions to download
  • --species a species name to download all NCBI genomes for comparison

Usage

Bactopia CLI:

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

Nextflow:

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

Outputs

Expected Output Files

<BACTOPIA_DIR>
└── <SAMPLE_NAME>
└── fastani-<TIMESTAMP>
├── GCF_020736045.1
│ ├── GCF_020736045.1.tsv
│ └── logs
│ ├── nf.command.{begin,err,log,out,run,sh,trace}
│ └── versions.yml
├── merged-results
│ ├── fastani.tsv
│ └── logs
│ └── fastani-concat
│ ├── nf.command.{begin,err,log,out,run,sh,trace}
│ └── versions.yml
└── nf-reports
├── fastani-dag.dot
├── fastani-report.html
└── fastani-timeline.html

Per-Sample Results

FileDescription
*.tsvFastANI results of samples against reference

Merged Results

FileDescription
fastani.tsvMerged TSV file containing ANI results 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
fastani-dag.dotThe Nextflow DAG visualization
fastani-report.htmlThe Nextflow Execution Report
fastani-timeline.htmlThe Nextflow Timeline Report
fastani-trace.txtThe Nextflow Trace report

Parameters

Required Parameters

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

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--bactopiastring-The path to bactopia results to use as inputs

fastANI Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--fastani_referencestring-Path to reference genome in FASTA format
--fastani_kmerinteger16kmer size (<= 16) for ANI calculation
--fastani_min_fractionnumber0.2Minimum fraction of genome that must be shared for trusting ANI.
--fastani_frag_leninteger3000fragment length
--fastani_pairwisebooleanfalseAdd every sample to the reference set, comparing each sample against every other sample in addition to any other references

csvtk concat Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--csvtk_concat_optsstring-Extra csvtk concat options in quotes

genome-dl Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--speciesstring-Name of the species to download assemblies
--accessionstring-An NCBI Assembly accession to be downloaded
--accessionsstring-An file of NCBI Assembly accessions (one per line) to be downloaded
--formatstringfastaComma separated list of formats to download
--sectionstringrefseqNCBI section to download
--assembly_levelstringcompleteComma separated list of assembly levels to download
--limitinteger100Limit the number of assemblies to download
--genomedl_allow_outdatedbooleanfalseDownload an explicitly requested outdated accession version instead of erroring
Filtering Parameters

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

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--includestring-A text file containing sample names (one per line) to include from the analysis
--excludestring-A 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
--skip_compressionbooleanfalseOutput files will not be compressed
--datasetsstring-The path to cache datasets to
--keep_all_filesbooleanfalseKeeps all analysis files created
Max Job Request Parameters

Set the top limit for requested resources for any single job.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--max_retryinteger3Maximum times to retry a process before allowing it to fail.
--max_cpusinteger4Maximum number of CPUs that can be requested for any single job.
--max_memorystring128.GBMaximum amount of memory that can be requested for any single job.
--max_timestring240.hMaximum amount of time that can be requested for any single job.
--max_downloadsinteger3Maximum number of samples to download at a time
Nextflow Configuration Parameters

Parameters to fine-tune your Nextflow setup.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--nfconfigstring-A Nextflow compatible config file for custom profiles, loaded last and will overwrite existing variables if set.
--publish_dir_modestringcopyMethod used to save pipeline results to output directory. (choices: symlink, rellink, link, copy, copyNoFollow, move)
--infodirstring${params.outdir}/pipeline_infoDirectory to keep pipeline Nextflow logs and reports.
--forcebooleanfalseNextflow will overwrite existing output files.
--cleanup_workdirbooleanfalseAfter Bactopia is successfully executed, the work directory will be deleted.
Institutional config options

Parameters used to describe centralized config profiles. These should not be edited.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--custom_config_versionstringmasterGit commit id for Institutional configs.
--custom_config_basestringhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/nf-core/configs/masterBase directory for Institutional configs.
--config_profile_namestring-Institutional config name.
--config_profile_descriptionstring-Institutional config description.
--config_profile_contactstring-Institutional config contact information.
--config_profile_urlstring-Institutional config URL link.
Nextflow Profile Parameters

Parameters to fine-tune your Nextflow setup.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--condadirstring-Directory to Nextflow should use for Conda environments
--registrystringquay.ioRegistry to pull Docker containers from.
--datasets_cachestring<HOME>/.bactopia/datasetsDirectory where downloaded datasets should be stored.
--singularity_cachestring-Directory where remote Singularity images are stored.
--singularity_pull_docker_containerboolean-Instead of directly downloading Singularity images for use with Singularity, force the workflow to pull and convert Docker containers instead.
--force_rebuildbooleanfalseForce overwrite of existing pre-built environments.
--queuestringgeneral,high-memoryComma-separated name of the queue(s) to be used by a job scheduler (e.g. AWS Batch or SLURM)
--cluster_optsstringAdditional options to pass to the executor. (e.g. SLURM: '--account=my_acct_name'
--container_optsstringAdditional options to pass to Apptainer, Docker, or Singularity. (e.g. Singularity: '-D pwd'
--disable_scratchbooleanfalseAll intermediate files created on worker nodes of will be transferred to the head node.
Helpful Parameters

Uncommonly used parameters that might be useful.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
--monochrome_logsboolean-Do not use coloured log outputs.
--nfdirboolean-Print directory Nextflow has pulled Bactopia to
--sleep_timeinteger5The amount of time (seconds) Nextflow will wait after setting up datasets before execution.
--helpboolean-Display help text.
--wfstringbactopiaSpecify which workflow or Bactopia Tool to execute
--list_wfsboolean-List the available workflows and Bactopia Tools to use with '--wf'
--show_hidden_paramsboolean-Show all params when using --help
--help_allboolean-An alias for --help --show_hidden_params
--versionboolean-Display version text.

Composition

This workflow uses the following subworkflows:

  • fastani - Calculate Average Nucleotide Identity (ANI) between genomes.
  • genomedl - Download genome assemblies from NCBI Datasets.

Citations

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

Source

View source on GitHub