[Biopython] running BLAST remotely and restricting search to a specific organism's wgs database
Chrysoula Pantzartzi
chrysoula.pantzartzi at img.cas.cz
Tue Nov 3 14:31:40 UTC 2015
>> Dear all
>>
>> I am really new in programming and python. I am trying to run BLAST
>> remotely, using the Biopython NCBIWWW module. I want to search
>> against the wgs database for different species and each time restrict
>> the search to a specific organism's wgs database. When I BLAST vs the
>> nr database, I use the entrez_query=species[Organism], as suggested
>> in the NCBI webpage and the biopython webpage and forums.
>> Unfortunately, this does not work with wgs subdivision. In fact,
>> entrez query is not available on the online BLAST page when wgs is
>> chosen as the database - only limit by organism etc etc. I even tried
>> the limit_by argument, but I get an error, that this is not an
>> argument in the NCBIWWW module.
>>
>> Could you please advise me on the best solution?
>>
>> Thank you in advance
>> Chrysa
>
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