---
name: "bp_query_entrez_taxa"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbio-db-ncbihelper-perl"
version: "1.7.8-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bp_query_entrez_taxa"
---

# bp\_query\_entrez\_taxa(1p)

query Entrez taxonomy database and print out information

## NAME

bp\_query\_entrez\_taxa - query Entrez taxonomy database and print out information

## USAGE

bp\_query\_entrez\_taxa "Homo sapiens" "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" Rhizopus Metazoa bp\_query\_entrez\_taxa -gi 28800981 -gi 54301680 -db nucleotide bp\_query\_entrez\_taxa -gi 71836523 -db protein

```
 Provide the genus and species name in quotes, you can also query for
 a non-species node like Family or Order
```

Command-line options:\
    \-v or --verbose  : print verbose debugging info\
    \-gi              : one or many GI numbers to lookup taxon id for\
    \-db              : the sequence db (nucleotide or protein) the GI is for

```
   other arguments are assumed to be species names to lookup in taxonomy db
```

## AUTHOR

Jason Stajich jason-at-bioperl-dot-org