Hi Benjy,
To extract unmapped reads from a SAM file in Galaxy, you can use 'Filter
SAM' ('NGS: SAM Tools' -> 'Filter SAM'). Add a 'flag' and use the 'The read
is unmapped' type, then set the state for this flag to 'Yes'. This should
return a SAM file with your unmapped reads.



Cheers,
Mo Heydarian

PhD candidate
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Department of Biological Chemistry
725 Wolfe Street
402 Biophysics
Baltimore, MD 21205


On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Benjamin Osei-agyeman <
benjy_o...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks a lot,
>
> If i want to extract the unmapped reads from the SAM file after bowtie has
> run do I have to use Samtools or can this be done straightaway using
> galaxy? What command should I use?
>
> Thanks
>
> Benjy
>
>  ------------------------------
> * From: * Jeremy Goecks <jeremy.goe...@emory.edu>;
> * To: * Benjamin Osei-agyeman <benjy_o...@yahoo.co.uk>;
> * Cc: * <galaxy-user@lists.bx.psu.edu>;
> * Subject: * Re: [galaxy-user] Contents of a SAM file
> * Sent: * Thu, Nov 7, 2013 1:12:44 PM
>
>   All reads are in the SAM file; you can filter to remove unmapped reads
> as needed.
>
> J.
>
> On Nov 7, 2013, at 5:36 AM, Benjamin Osei-agyeman <benjy_o...@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
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