Format name: < FAST5 >

Short description: < The FAST5 file format stores the raw electrical signal levels measured by the nanopores in flow cells for Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencers, from which various types of information can be extracted. >

Parent URI(s): < http://edamontology.org/format_2350|http://edamontology.org/format_3866|http://edamontology.org/format_3867|http://edamontology.org/format_3590 >

Is Format Of: < http://edamontology.org/data_2044|http://edamontology.org/data_2977 >

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Specification: < https://github.com/nanoporetech/ont_h5_validator/tree/master/h5_validator/schemas >

Documentation: < https://nanoporetech.github.io/fast5_research/index.html >

Wikipedia: < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanopore_sequencing >

Publication: < >

Data represented: < http://edamontology.org/data_2044 >

File extension(s): < fast5 >

Example(s): < https://nanoporetech.github.io/fast5_research/examples.html >

Information standard(s): < >

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Governing organisation(s): < >

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Comment: < FAST5 is an implementation of the HDF5 format created by Oxford Nanopore Technologies for sequencing of long reads. There is not (public) detailed format documentation or publication for it. >