Supported file formats

Use this page to check which sequence, sequencing, alignment, and export formats raycrestMDS supports today.

At a glance

  • DNA sequence import: GenBank, FASTA, SnapGene .dna
  • Sequencing import: Sanger traces and FASTQ
  • DNA sequence export: GenBank and FASTA
  • Alignment export: FASTA, CLUSTAL, image snapshots, and tree exports

DNA sequence files

Use Formats
Import DNA sequence .gb, .gbk, .gbff, .genbank, .fa, .fasta, .fna, .dna
Export DNA sequence GenBank and FASTA

Notes

  • SnapGene .dna is import-only.
  • Sequence import creates a new plasmid record in the current workspace.

Sequencing files

Use Formats
Sanger import .ab1, .abi
FASTQ import .fastq, .fq, .fastq.gz

Notes

  • Import one sequencing modality per batch.
  • Sanger and FASTQ files cannot be mixed in the same import selection.

Multiple sequence alignment files

Accepted MSA import formats:

  • .json, .txt
  • .fasta, .fa, .fas, .faa, .fna
  • .aln, .clustal
  • .sto, .stockholm
  • .phy, .phylip
  • .nex, .nexus
  • .msf, .pir

MSA export outputs:

  • alignment export: FASTA, CLUSTAL, PNG Snapshot
  • tree export: Newick, SVG, PNG

Plasmid package files

Use Format
Import plasmid package .mbcplasmid
Export plasmid package .mbcplasmid

Notes

  • Importing a plasmid package creates a new plasmid ID in the destination workspace.

Project-managed files

raycrestMDS can keep additional project files inside the workspace, including:

  • PDF
  • image files
  • generic data files

Key limits

  • Native Geneious files are not imported directly.
  • Protein sequence files are not part of the normal DNA sequence import flow.
  • SnapGene export is not currently available.