bio-read-qc-contamination-screening

Installation
SKILL.md

Contamination Screening

Screen FASTQ files against multiple genomes to identify contamination sources using FastQ Screen.

FastQ Screen Overview

FastQ Screen aligns a subset of reads against multiple reference genomes to identify:

  • Cross-species contamination
  • Bacterial/viral contamination
  • Adapter sequences
  • PhiX spike-in
  • Sample swaps

Basic Usage

# Screen against configured genomes
fastq_screen sample.fastq.gz
Related skills

More from gptomics/bioskills

Installs
3
GitHub Stars
594
First Seen
Jan 24, 2026