[Biopython] Blast.NCBIWWW qblast taxonID search space limitation

Peter biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Thu Sep 24 15:46:53 UTC 2009


>> The NCBI BLAST website lets you specify an organism or use an Entrez
>> query - you can do this via the QBlast API as well. See the mailing list
>> archive, e.g.
>>
>> http://lists.open-bio.org/pipermail/biopython/2009-August/005474.html
>
> I saw the option to put in an [ORGANISM] but I was hoping I could use the
> TaxonID because say I want to BLAST all bacteria or all archea

Yes, you can do that - you needed to read all of that thread:

http://lists.open-bio.org/pipermail/biopython/2009-August/005476.html
http://lists.open-bio.org/pipermail/biopython/2009-August/005477.html

Peter



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