What it does
This tool offers several conversions options relating to the FASTQ format.
Examples
Converting the Solexa/Illumina FASTQ data:
@081017-and-081020:1:1:1715:1759 GGACTCAGATAGTAATCCACGCTCCTTTAAAATATC + II#IIIIIII$5+.(9IIIIIII$%*$G$A31I&&B
will produce the following Sanger FASTQ data:
@081017-and-081020:1:1:1715:1759 GGACTCAGATAGTAATCCACGCTCCTTTAAAATATC + ++!+++++++!!!!!"+++++++!!!!)!%!!+!!%!
Converting standard Sanger FASTQ:
@1831_573_1004/1 AATACTTTCGGCGCCCTAAACCAGCTCACTGGGG + ><C&&9952+C>5<.?<79,=42<292:<(9/-7 @1831_573_1050/1 TTTATGGGTATGGCCGCTCACAGGCCAGCGGCCT + ;@@17?@=>7??@A8?==@4A?A4)&+.'&+'1,
will produce the following Solexa/Illumina FASTQ data:
@1831_573_1004/1 AATACTTTCGGCGCCCTAAACCAGCTCACTGGGG + ][bEEXXTQJb]T[M^[VXK\SQ[QXQY[GXNLV @1831_573_1050/1 TTTATGGGTATGGCCGCTCACAGGCCAGCGGCCT + Z__PV^_\]V^^_`W^\\_S`^`SHEJMFEJFPK
Converting the Sanger FASTQ data:
@1831_573_1004/1 AATACTTTCGGCGCCCTAAACCAGCTCACTGGGG + ><C&&9952+C>5<.?<79,=42<292:<(9/-7 @1831_573_1050/1 TTTATGGGTATGGCCGCTCACAGGCCAGCGGCCT + ;@@17?@=>7??@A8?==@4A?A4)&+.'&+'1,
will produce the following FASTA data:
>1831_573_1004/1 AATACTTTCGGCGCCCTAAACCAGCTCACTGGGG >1831_573_1050/1 TTTATGGGTATGGCCGCTCACAGGCCAGCGGCCT