import_mothur_dist {phyloseq} | R Documentation

## Import mothur-formatted distance file

### Description

The mothur application will produce a file containing the pairwise distances between all sequences in a dataset. This distance matrix can be the basis for OTU cluster designations. R also has many built-in or off-the-shelf tools for dealing with distance matrices.

### Usage

    import_mothur_dist(mothur_dist_file)

### Arguments

`mothur_dist_file` | Required. The distance file name / location produced by mothur.

### Value

A distance matrix object describing all sequences in a dataset.

### See Also

`import_mothur`

### Examples

    # # Take a look at the dataset shown here as an example:
    # # "http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Esophageal_community_analysis"
    # # find the file ending with extension ".dist", download to your system
    # # The location of your file may vary
    # mothur_dist_file <- "~/Downloads/mothur/Esophagus/esophagus.dist"
    # myNewDistObject  <- import_mothur_dist(mothur_dist_file)

[Package phyloseq version 1.38.0 Index]