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samtools

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is samtools?

Samtools is a suite of programs for interacting with high-throughput sequencing data. It is commonly used for manipulating, analyzing, and formatting BAM (Binary Alignment/Map) files, which store aligned sequence reads. Common operations include sorting, merging, indexing, and converting sequence alignment data.

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What other technologies are related to samtools?

samtools Complementary Technologies

BWA is a read aligner, and its output is commonly piped into samtools for downstream processing such as sorting and indexing.

mentioned alongside samtools in 51% (306) of relevant job posts

GATK is a variant calling toolkit that often uses samtools-processed BAM files as input for variant discovery and analysis.

mentioned alongside samtools in 46% (331) of relevant job posts

Bedtools works with BAM files (produced/manipulated by samtools) to perform intersection, coverage, and other region-based analyses.

mentioned alongside samtools in 80% (162) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention samtools?

Job function

Jobs mentioning samtools

Orgs mentioning samtools

Scientist

0% (314) job posts

16 organizations

Biologist

1% (279) job posts

10 organizations

Bioinformatics

3% (257) job posts

97 organizations

Bioinformatician

2% (63) job posts

33 organizations

Research Scientist

0% (26) job posts

12 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning samtools?

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NYU Langone Health

Health Care and Social Assistance

The University of Chicago

Educational Services

University Health Network

Health Care and Social Assistance

Manufacturing

University of California - San Francisco

Educational Services

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