SNP call using bcftools
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Hi,

I am trying to do SNP call using bcftools, I tried running this in samtools:

samtools mpileup -u -f CBS138.fasta 11_304.sorted.bam | bcftools view -bvcg - > 304.raw.bcf

The samtools part works fine and I get an outfile that looks OK, but the bcf parameters are wrong

(-bvcg doesn't work).

I looked this up online and everywhere I look this is the command line I see -

Can anyone tell me where I went wrong?

Thanks,

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Which version of bcftools are you using?

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version 1.2

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would you be so kind as to explain what the cmd line means exactly? thank you

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Thank you all for your help - I managed to do the first part (mpileup) but when I did index for the bcf file, I got an indexed bcf file, not a vcf file: 304.bcf.csi. No vcf file was created...

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Ahh, yes, thanks. I edited command line!

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Thanks! this makes more sense :)

After the last command line - the file containing the SNPs in the <out.bcf>?

Is it the same as the first bcf file?

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You are welcome! :)

No, they are not the same. Read more here --> What's the difference between mpileup output and bcftools call ?

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thank you! you are a saint! :)

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9.5 years ago

If you are interested only in SNPs:

samtools mpileup --skip-indels -d 250 -m 1 -E --BCF --output-tags DP,DV,DP4,SP -f <reference genome.fa> -o <output.bcf> <list of input bam files>
bcftools index  <output.bcf> <indexed.bcf>
bcftools call --skip-variants indels --multiallelic-caller --variants-only  -O v <output.bcf> </code><code>-o </code><output.vcf>

--skip-indels (samtools) and --skip-variants indels (bcftools) - report only SNPs

-d 250 - maximum read depth to consider per position

-m 1 - minimum number of gapped reads for an INDEL candidate

-E - recalculate BAQ on the fly, ignore existing BQ tags

--BCF - output is bcf file

--output-tags DP,DV,DP4,SP:

DP (number of reads covering position), DV (number of high-quality variant reads), DP4 (number of forward reference, reverse reference, forward non-reference and reverse non-reference alleles used in variant calling) and SP (phred-scaled strand bias P-value) tags in the output file.

--multiallelic-caller - call only multi-allelic variants

--variants-only - use if you are interested to report only potential variant sites and exclude monomorphic ones (sites without alternate alleles)

Ask, if you have any questions. Hope, it helps you :)

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BTW - there is a small error in the cmd line: -o needs to be before the output file name

bcftools call --skip-variants indels --multiallelic-caller --variants-only  -O v <indexed.bcf>

-o <output.bcf>

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Hmm, okey. :)

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Is the "DV" indicator technically the number of nucleotide that support that snp?

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Yes, technically, DV - is a number of high-quality variant reads that support each of the reported SNP.

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I've tried with the above command,but it shows;

[warning] tag DP4 functional, but deprecated. Please switch to ADF and ADR in future. Could not parse tag "AF" in "DP,DV,DP4,SP,AF"

i also need the allele frequency in my vcf file. Thank you.

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with 1.2 the workflow should involve "bcftools call" http://www.htslib.org/workflow/

samtools mpileup -go <study.bcf> -f <ref.fa> <sample1.bam> <sample2.bam> <sample3.bam>
bcftools call -vmO z -o <study.vcf.gz> <study.bcf>
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the bcf file is created by the -go parameters?

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