import_mothur_groups {phyloseq} | R Documentation

## Parse mothur group file into a simple hash table.

### Description

The data.frame object returned by this function is not immediately useable by other phyloseq functions, and must be first parsed in conjunction with a separate mothur `"list"` file. This function is made accessible to phyloseq users for troubleshooting and inspection, but the `link{import_mothur()}` function is suggested if the goal is to import the OTU clustering results from mothur into phyloseq. You will need both a group file and a list file for that end.

### Usage

    import_mothur_groups(mothur_group_file)

### Arguments

`mothur_group_file` | A character string indicating the location of the mothur-produced group file in which the sample-source of each sequence is recorded. See `http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Make.group`

### Value

A data.frame that is effectively a hash table between sequence names and their sample source.

### See Also

`import_mothur`

[Package phyloseq version 1.28.0 Index]