fastq to bam

[hugh_hang]

Hi!
Can anyone tell me is it possible to convert a .fastq file to a .bam file? How to convert or which tool can I use?
Thanks in advance.

[GenoMax]

Yes it is possible to convert a fastq file to BAM but only after you use a suitable alignment tool to align it to a reference.

[JackieBadger]

Fastq is raw data (input)...BAM is an alignment file (output)

One is generated from the other using mapping/ de novo assembly software...One can not simply convert

[hugh_hang]

Fastq is raw data (input)...BAM is an alignment file (output)

One is generated from the other using mapping/ de novo assembly software...One can not simply convert

thank you, could you tell me how to align or map fastq? what tool will you recommend?

[GenoMax]

thank you, could you tell me how to align or map fastq? what tool will you recommend?

See the link I had included in my response in post #2.

[bishwo]

Use FastqToSam from picard tools. Then convert sam to bam using SamFormatConverter.

[maubp]

Fastq is raw data (input)...BAM is an alignment file (output)

One is generated from the other using mapping/ de novo assembly software...One can not simply convert

Well, you can store unmapped reads in SAM/BAM, so a simple conversion at that level is possible although not what is usually meant (aligning):

http://blastedbio.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/fastq-must-die-long-live-sambam.html

[madhavi]

Hi i am new to NGS analysis. I have read and tried many answers regarding converting fastq to sam through picard tools, But it dnt work out? is there any other way to do that?thank u.

[hugh_hang]

Hi i am new to NGS analysis. I have read and tried many answers regarding converting fastq to sam through picard tools, But it dnt work out? is there any other way to do that?thank u.

I am afraid I don't know more than you do. I just followed them and get something undesirable.

[maubp]

You probable need to use a read mapping tool like BWA or Bowtie2 to align the raw FASTQ reads to a genome giving you aligned reads in SAM/BAM format.

This is not simply "converting" from FASTQ to SAM/BAM. The tools look at each FASTQ read and search the genome looking to find where it matches best in order to "align" the read to the genome.

(I am basically repeating what GenoMax said in his first reply at the start of this thread.)

[kaps]

Use FastqToSam from picard tools. Then convert sam to bam using SamFormatConverter.

Hello I seen a script on this link https://code.google.com/p/fasta-to-fastq/ that converts fasta to fastq either as standalone or unix workflow.

How can use I it either as standalone or unix?