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Question in Microbiome Modeling Toolbox -- AGORA InfoFile #2378

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Riddle0233 opened this issue Nov 22, 2024 · 1 comment
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Question in Microbiome Modeling Toolbox -- AGORA InfoFile #2378

Riddle0233 opened this issue Nov 22, 2024 · 1 comment

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@Riddle0233
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Hi Community,
I am working with the mgpipe function from the Microbiome Modeling Toolbox utilizing the AGORA2 dataset. I noticed that some names listed in the species level column in AGORA2_infoFile.xlsx are in fact strain—and not species—names. Some examples include Acidaminococcus sp. BV3L6 and Bacteroidales nov. ERR2221200. In these examples, the species names should be Acidaminococcus sp. and Bacteroidales nov. I wonder if these are errors in the file or there has been a specific reason for including strain names in the species column.

Thanks a lot!

@almut-heinken
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Hi,
these are in fact the species names. These are unique but unnamed species. Without the identifier, it would not be possible to distinguish between multiple unnamed species of Acidaminococcus etc.
Best regards,
Almut

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