Amplicon_sorter: a tool for reference-free amplicon sorting based on sequence similarity and for building consensus sequences

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) is a third-generation sequencing
technology that is gaining popularity in ecological research for its
portable and low-cost sequencing possibilities. Although the technology
excels at long-read sequencing, it can also be applied to sequence
amplicons. The downside of ONT is the low quality of the raw reads. Hence,
generating a high-quality consensus sequence is still a challenge. We
present Amplicon_sorter, a tool for reference-free sorting of ONT
sequenced amplicons based on their similarity in sequence and length and
for building solid consensus sequences.