NAME
Bio::DB::GenBank - Database object interface to GenBank
SYNOPSIS
use Bio::DB::GenBank;
$gb = new Bio::DB::GenBank;
$seq = $gb->get_Seq_by_id('MUSIGHBA1'); # Unique ID
# or ...
$seq = $gb->get_Seq_by_acc('J00522'); # Accession Number
$seq = $gb->get_Seq_by_version('J00522.1'); # Accession.version
$seq = $gb->get_Seq_by_gi('405830'); # GI Number
# get a stream via a query string
my $query = Bio::DB::Query::GenBank->new
(-query =>'Oryza sativa[Organism] AND EST',
-reldate => '30',
-db => 'nucleotide');
my $seqio = $gb->get_Stream_by_query($query);
while( my $seq = $seqio->next_seq ) {
print "seq length is ", $seq->length,"\n";
}
# or ... best when downloading very large files, prevents
# keeping all of the file in memory
# also don't want features, just sequence so let's save bandwith
# and request Fasta sequence
$gb = new Bio::DB::GenBank(-retrievaltype => 'tempfile' ,
-format => 'Fasta');
my $seqio = $gb->get_Stream_by_acc(['AC013798', 'AC021953'] );
while( my $clone = $seqio->next_seq ) {
print "cloneid is ", $clone->display_id, " ",
$clone->accession_number, "\n";
}
# note that get_Stream_by_version is not implemented
# don't want the entire sequence or more options
my $gb = Bio::DB::GenBank->new(-format => 'Fasta',
-seq_start => 100,
-seq_stop => 200,
-strand => 1,
-complexity => 4));
my $seqi = $gb->get_Stream_by_query($query);These alternate methods are described at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/efetchseq_help.html
NOTE: strand should be 1 for plus or 2 for minus.
Complexity: gi is often a part of a biological blob, containing other gis
complexity regulates the display: 0 - get the whole blob 1 - get the bioseq for gi of interest (default in Entrez) 2 - get the minimal bioseq-set containing the gi of interest 3 - get the minimal nuc-prot containing the gi of interest 4 - get the minimal pub-set containing the gi of interest
'seq_start' and 'seq_stop' will not work when setting complexity to any value other than 1. 'strand' works for any setting other than a complexity of 0 (whole glob); when you try this with a GenBank return format nothing happens, whereas using FASTA works but causes display problems with the other sequences in the glob. As Tao Tao says from NCBI, "Better left it out or set it to 1."
DESCRIPTION
Allows the dynamic retrieval of Bio::Seq sequence objects from the GenBank database at NCBI, via an Entrez query.
WARNING: Please do NOT spam the Entrez web server with multiple requests. NCBI offers Batch Entrez for this purpose.
Note that when querying for GenBank accessions starting with 'NT_' you will need to call $gb->request_format('fasta') beforehand, because in GenBank format (the default) the sequence part will be left out (the reason is that NT contigs are rather annotation with references to clones).
Some work has been done to automatically detect and retrieve whole NT_ clones when the data is in that format (NCBI RefSeq clones). More testing and feedback from users is needed to achieve a good fit of functionality and ease of use.
FEEDBACK
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bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing listsReporting Bugs
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/AUTHOR - Aaron Mackey, Jason Stajich
Email amackey@virginia.edu Email jason@bioperl.org
APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
new
Title : new
Usage : $gb = Bio::DB::GenBank->new(@options)
Function: Creates a new genbank handle
Returns : New genbank handle
Args : -delay number of seconds to delay between fetches (3s)NOTE: There are other options that are used internally. By NCBI policy, this module introduces a 3s delay between fetches. If you are fetching multiple genbank ids, it is a good idea to use get
get_params
Title : get_params
Usage : my %params = $self->get_params($mode)
Function: Returns key,value pairs to be passed to NCBI database
for either 'batch' or 'single' sequence retrieval method
Returns : a key,value pair hash
Args : 'single' or 'batch' mode for retrievalRoutines Bio::DB::WebDBSeqI from Bio::DB::RandomAccessI
get_Seq_by_id
Title : get_Seq_by_id
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Seq_by_id('ROA1_HUMAN')
Function: Gets a Bio::Seq object by its name
Returns : a Bio::Seq object
Args : the id (as a string) of a sequence
Throws : "id does not exist" exceptionget_Seq_by_acc
Title : get_Seq_by_acc
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Seq_by_acc($acc);
Function: Gets a Seq object by accession numbers
Returns : a Bio::Seq object
Args : the accession number as a string
Note : For GenBank, this just calls the same code for get_Seq_by_id()
Throws : "id does not exist" exceptionget_Seq_by_gi
Title : get_Seq_by_gi
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Seq_by_gi('405830');
Function: Gets a Bio::Seq object by gi number
Returns : A Bio::Seq object
Args : gi number (as a string)
Throws : "gi does not exist" exceptionget_Seq_by_version
Title : get_Seq_by_version
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Seq_by_version('X77802.1');
Function: Gets a Bio::Seq object by sequence version
Returns : A Bio::Seq object
Args : accession.version (as a string)
Throws : "acc.version does not exist" exceptionRoutines implemented by Bio::DB::NCBIHelper
get_Stream_by_query
Title : get_Stream_by_query
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Stream_by_query($query);
Function: Retrieves Seq objects from Entrez 'en masse', rather than one
at a time. For large numbers of sequences, this is far superior
than get_Stream_by_[id/acc]().
Example :
Returns : a Bio::SeqIO stream object
Args : $query : An Entrez query string or a
Bio::DB::Query::GenBank object. It is suggested that you
create a Bio::DB::Query::GenBank object and get the entry
count before you fetch a potentially large stream.get_Stream_by_id
Title : get_Stream_by_id
Usage : $stream = $db->get_Stream_by_id( [$uid1, $uid2] );
Function: Gets a series of Seq objects by unique identifiers
Returns : a Bio::SeqIO stream object
Args : $ref : a reference to an array of unique identifiers for
the desired sequence entriesget_Stream_by_acc
Title : get_Stream_by_acc
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Stream_by_acc([$acc1, $acc2]);
Function: Gets a series of Seq objects by accession numbers
Returns : a Bio::SeqIO stream object
Args : $ref : a reference to an array of accession numbers for
the desired sequence entries
Note : For GenBank, this just calls the same code for get_Stream_by_id()get_Stream_by_gi
Title : get_Stream_by_gi
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Seq_by_gi([$gi1, $gi2]);
Function: Gets a series of Seq objects by gi numbers
Returns : a Bio::SeqIO stream object
Args : $ref : a reference to an array of gi numbers for
the desired sequence entries
Note : For GenBank, this just calls the same code for get_Stream_by_id()get_Stream_by_batch
Title : get_Stream_by_batch
Usage : $seq = $db->get_Stream_by_batch($ref);
Function: Retrieves Seq objects from Entrez 'en masse', rather than one
at a time.
Example :
Returns : a Bio::SeqIO stream object
Args : $ref : either an array reference, a filename, or a filehandle
from which to get the list of unique ids/accession numbers.NOTE: This method is redundant and deprecated. Use get_Stream_by_id() instead.
get_request
Title : get_request
Usage : my $url = $self->get_request
Function: HTTP::Request
Returns :
Args : %qualifiers = a hash of qualifiers (ids, format, etc)default_format
Title : default_format
Usage : my $format = $self->default_format
Function: Returns default sequence format for this module
Returns : string
Args : none