unipept taxonomy
Returns the taxonomic information for a given NCBI taxon identifier.

The unipept taxonomy command expects NCBI taxon id's as input. The source of this input can be command line arguments, a file, or standard input. If input is supplied using multiple sources at the same time, the order of priority as described above is used.

Command line arguments

If input is supplied using command line arguments, the taxon id's must be separated by spaces.

Example

$ unipept taxonomy 817 329854
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species

File input

Use the --input parameter to specify a file to use as input. If input is supplied using a file, a single taxon id per line is expected.

Example

$ cat input.txt
817
329854
$ unipept taxonomy --input input.txt
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species

Standard input

If the command is run without arguments and no file is specified, unipept taxonomy will read its input from standard input. When standard input is used, a single taxon id per line is expected.

Example

$ cat input.txt
817
329854
$ cat input | unipept taxonomy
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species

The unipept taxonomy command outputs taxonomic information for a given list of taxon id's. By default, the taxon name and taxonomic rank of each taxon id are returned. By using the --all parameter, this can be supplemented with the full taxonomic lineage of each taxon. Consult the API documentation for a detailed list of output fields. A selection of output fields can be specified with the --select parameter. By default, output is generated in csv format. By using the --format parameter, the format can be changed into json or xml. The output can be written to a file or to standard output.

File output

Use the --output parameter to specify an output file. If the file aready exists, the output will be appended to the end of the file.

$ unipept taxonomy --output output.txt 817 329854
$ cat output.txt
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species

Standard output

If no output file is specified, unipept taxonomy will write its output to standard output.

Example

$ unipept taxonomy 817 329854
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species
$ unipept taxonomy 817 329854 > output.txt
$ cat output.txt
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species

The unipept taxonomy command supports input (from any source) in a fasta-like format (for example generated by the prot2pept command). This format consists of a fasta header (a line starting with a >), followed by one or more lines containing one taxon id each. When this format is detected, the output will automatically include an extra information field containing the corresponding fasta header.

Example

$ cat input.txt
> header 1
817
329854
> header 2
817
$ unipept pept2lca --input input.txt
fasta_header,taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
> header 1,817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
> header 1,329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species
> header 2,817,Bacteroides fragilis,species

--input / -i Specify an input file

All Unipept CLI commands can process input from 3 sources: command line arguments, a file, or standard input. The optional --input option allows you to specify an input file. The file should contain a single peptide per line.

Example

$ cat input.txt
817
329854
$ unipept taxonomy --input input.txt
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species

--output / -o Specify an output file

By default, the unipept commands write their output to standard output. Using the optional --output option allows you to specify a file to write the output to. If the file already exists, the output will be appended; if it doesn't, a new file will be created.

Example

$ unipept taxonomy --output output.txt 817 329854
$ cat output.txt
taxon_id,taxon_name,taxon_rank
817,Bacteroides fragilis,species
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis,species

--select / -s Specify the output fields

By default, the Unipept CLI commands output all information fields received from the Unipept server. The --select option allows you to control which fields are returned. A list of fields can be specified by a comma-separated list, or by using multiple --select options. A * can be used as a wildcard for field names. For example, --select peptide,taxon* will return the peptide field and all fields starting with taxon.

Example

$ unipept taxonomy --select taxon_id,taxon_name 817 329854
taxon_id,taxon_name
817,Bacteroides fragilis
329854,Bacteroides intestinalis
$ unipept taxonomy --select taxon_id --select *rank 817 329854
taxon_id,taxon_rank
817,species
329854,species

--format / -f Specify the output format

By default, the Unipept CLI commands return their output in csv format. The --format option allows you to select another format. Supported formats are csv, json, and xml.

Example

$ unipept taxonomy --format json 817 329854
[{"taxon_id":817,"taxon_name":"Bacteroides fragilis","taxon_rank":"species"},{"taxon_id":329854,"taxon_name":"Bacteroides intestinalis","taxon_rank":"species"}]
$ unipept taxonomy --format xml 817 329854
<results><result><taxon_id>817</taxon_id><taxon_name>Bacteroides fragilis</taxon_name><taxon_rank>species</taxon_rank></result><result><taxon_id>329854</taxon_id><taxon_name>Bacteroides intestinalis</taxon_name><taxon_rank>species</taxon_rank></result></results>

--all / -a Request additional information

By default, the Unipept CLI commands only request basic information from the Unipept server. By using the --all flag, you can request additional information fields such as the lineage of the returned taxa. You can use the --select option to select which fields are included in the output.

Example

$ unipept taxonomy --all --select taxon_id,order* 817 329854
taxon_id,order_id,order_name
817,171549,Bacteroidales
329854,171549,Bacteroidales

--help / -h Display help

This flag displays the help.