\name{import_mothur_dist}
\alias{import_mothur_dist}
\title{Import mothur-formatted distance file}
\usage{
  import_mothur_dist(mothur_dist_file)
}
\arguments{
  \item{mothur_dist_file}{Required. The distance file name
  / location produced by \emph{mothur}.}
}
\value{
  A distance matrix object describing all sequences in a
  dataset.
}
\description{
  The mothur application will produce a file containing the
  pairwise distances between all sequences in a dataset.
  This distance matrix can be the basis for OTU cluster
  designations. R also has many built-in or off-the-shelf
  tools for dealing with distance matrices.
}
\examples{
# # Take a look at the dataset shown here as an example:
# # "http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Esophageal_community_analysis"
# # find the file ending with extension ".dist", download to your system
# # The location of your file may vary
# mothur_dist_file <- "~/Downloads/mothur/Esophagus/esophagus.dist"
# myNewDistObject  <- import_mothur_dist(mothur_dist_file)
}
\seealso{
  \code{\link{import_mothur}}
}