Srf (sort for sequence read format) is a generic format capable of storing data generated by any dna sequencing technology. hence it has sufficient flexibility to store data from current and future dna sequencing technologies at minimal cost of implementation. benefits include a single input file format for all downstream applications and a read lookup index enabling downstream formats to reference reads without duplication of all of the read specific information.

this package contains the version 1.3.2 of the specification.