## Utilities / Remove duplicates from FASTQ

### Description

Given a FASTQ file, this tool removes identical sequences.

### Parameters

none

### Details

Identical sequences are collapsed into a single sequence. The sequences are renamed with two numbers: a running number followed by how many times that sequence occurred.

### Output

A FASTQ file containing unique reads.

### Reference

This tool is based on the FASTA/Q Collapser tool of the FASTX package.