Common file formats

Curr Protoc Bioinformatics. 2007 Jan:Appendix 1:Appendix 1B. doi: 10.1002/0471250953.bia01bs16.

Abstract

This appendix discusses a few of the file formats frequently encountered in bioinformatics. Specifically, it reviews the rules for generating FASTA files and provides guidance for interpreting NCBI descriptor lines, commonly found in FASTA files. In addition, it reviews the construction of GenBank, Phylip, MSF and Nexus files.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Computational Biology / standards*
  • Database Management Systems / standards*
  • Databases, Factual / standards*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / standards*
  • Internationality
  • Software / standards*