# Importing Nanopore reads to QIIME2
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** taxonomy, nanopore, import
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960 "2024-04-17T17:44:48Z")
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### Author:  [@maysa1](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/maysa1)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960/1 "2024-04-17T17:44:48Z")
Hello all,
I want to use QIIME 2 to analyse the nanopore reads I have for a total length of 16S. Since I already have V4 readings for the same samples and the analysis is available with epi2me, my goal is to gain higher resolution/coverage for the taxonomy of the taxa (I dont want to trim the nanopore reads).
The basecalling and adapter/barcode removal are already done.
My question is can I import these straight into Qiime2 or do I need to do any additional procedures, such utilising MetONTIIME, for example?
Also, is it necessary to account for the error rates (using Medaka for example)? Alternatively, should the QC score be lowered?
Could someone please provide me with a link to an instruction tutorial or advise me on where to start?
Maysa
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### Author:  [@jphagen](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/jphagen)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960/2 "2024-04-17T18:15:39Z")
Hi @maysa1,
Welcome back to the :qiime2: forum!
Have you checked out the [user documentation](https://docs.qiime2.org/2024.2/)?
There are tutorials in the documentation that you can follow and use as a guide for your analysis in qiime. A good place to start is the ["Moving Pictures" tutorial](https://docs.qiime2.org/2024.2/tutorials/moving-pictures/).
I am not sure where you are in your analysis i.e what format your files are in, etc. so I cannot say if they are ready to be imported yet but if you [search the forum](https://forum.qiime2.org/search?q=importing%20nanopore%20reads) there are plenty of people who have been in a similar situation and found solutions! That can be a great resource for you in getting started.
Let me know if you have any other questions after you check out those resources, I am happy to help 🙂
--Hannah
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### Author:  [@timanix](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/timanix)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960/3 "2024-04-18T09:41:14Z")
> [@jphagen](#):
>
> there are plenty of people who have been in a similar situation and found solutions!
Exactly!
Here is the command I used:
```auto
qiime tools import \
--type 'SampleData[SequencesWithQuality]' \
--input-path manifest.tsv \
--input-format 'SingleEndFastqManifestPhred33V2' \
--output-path $DATA/nanopore.qza
```
And manifest should contain 2 columns: 'sample-id 'and 'absolute-filepath'.
Best,
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### Author:  [@maysa1](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/maysa1)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960/4 "2024-04-19T19:16:06Z")
Thanks @jphagen and @timanix for your tips.
I appreciate your help, now I have a QIIME 2 artifact that does not look like what I would expect when working with a particular region (V4, V....). I have a few questions about the quality plots (the attached visualization file). Since 16S rRNA has a total length of 1500 bp, why am I seeing up to 6000 in my file? In addition, I am aware that denoising should result in a greater error rate for ON, the q2ONT pipeline used Vserch, can I use DADA2? If yes, how can I determine the truncation location given the quality plots?
[nanopore-demux.qzv](https://forum.qiime2.org/uploads/short-url/j9HTBY3pIjXMEy1zKRJAjjKEzHq.qzv) (437.2 KB)
I would be grateful for any feedback.
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### Author:  [@timanix](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/timanix)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960/5 "2024-04-22T06:42:10Z")
Hello!
> [@maysa1](#):
>
> Since 16S rRNA has a total length of 1500 bp, why am I seeing up to 6000 in my file?
I think, you need to discuss it with a person who performed library preparation and/or sequencing and/or initial processing of the output.
> [@maysa1](#):
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> the q2ONT pipeline used Vserch, can I use DADA2
I would also recommend using VSEARCH since Dada2 is not appropriate for nanopore data.
Best,
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### Author:  [@maysa1](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/maysa1)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960/6 "2024-04-22T18:19:43Z")
Thanks for replying, will use VSEARCH.
Maysa
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-nanopore-reads-to-qiime2/29960/7 "2024-05-24T00:19:44Z")
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