module Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch::Methods

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
801 def journal(ids, format = "full", hash = {})
802   case format
803   when "xml"
804     format = "full"
805     mode = "xml"
806   else
807     mode = "text"
808   end
809   opts = { "db" => "journals", "rettype" => format, "retmode" => mode }
810   opts.update(hash)
811   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
812 end

Retrieve journal entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.journal(21854)

list = [21854, 21855]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.journal(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.journal(list, "xml")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.journal(list)
ncbi.journal(list, "xml")

Arguments:

• ids: list of journal entry IDs (required)

• format: “full”, “xml”

Returns

String

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
635 def nucleotide(ids, format = "gb", hash = {})
636   case format
637   when "xml"
638     format = "gbc"
639   end
640   opts = { "db" => "nucleotide", "rettype" => format }
641   opts.update(hash)
642   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
643 end

Retrieve nucleotide sequence entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

nucleotide = nuccore + nucest + nucgss

format (rettype):

• native all but Gene ASN Default format for viewing sequences

• fasta all sequence FASTA view of a sequence

• gb NA sequence GenBank view for sequences

• gbc NA sequence INSDSeq structured flat file

• gbwithparts NA sequence GenBank CON division with sequences

• est dbEST sequence EST Report

• gss dbGSS sequence GSS Report

• gp AA sequence GenPept view

• gpc AA sequence INSDSeq structured flat file

• seqid all sequence Convert GIs into seqids

• acc all sequence Convert GIs into accessions

• chr dbSNP only SNP Chromosome Report

• flt dbSNP only SNP Flat File report

• rsr dbSNP only SNP RS Cluster report

• brief dbSNP only SNP ID list

• docset dbSNP only SNP RS summary

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.nucleotide("123,U12345,U12345.1,gb|U12345|")

list = [123, "U12345.1", "gb|U12345|"]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.nucleotide(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.nucleotide(list, "fasta")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.nucleotide(list, "acc")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.nucleotide(list, "xml")

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.nucleotide("AE009950")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.nucleotide("AE009950", "gbwithparts")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.nucleotide("123,U12345,U12345.1,gb|U12345|")
ncbi.nucleotide(list)
ncbi.nucleotide(list, "fasta")
ncbi.nucleotide(list, "acc")
ncbi.nucleotide(list, "xml")
ncbi.nucleotide("AE009950")
ncbi.nucleotide("AE009950", "gbwithparts")

Arguments:

• ids: list of NCBI entry IDs (required)

• format: “gb”, “gbc”, “fasta”, “acc”, “xml” etc.

Returns

String

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
836 def omim(ids, format = "detailed", hash = {})
837   case format
838   when "xml"
839     format = "full"
840     mode = "xml"
841   when "linkout"
842     format = "ExternalLink"
843     mode = "text"
844   else
845     mode = "text"
846   end
847   opts = { "db" => "omim", "rettype" => format, "retmode" => mode }
848   opts.update(hash)
849   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
850 end

Retrieve OMIM entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.omim(143100)

list = [143100, 602260]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.omim(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.omim(list, "xml")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.omim(list)
ncbi.omim(list, "xml")

Arguments:

• ids: list of OMIM entry IDs (required)

• format: “docsum”, “synopsis”, “variants”, “detailed”, “linkout”, “xml”

Returns

String

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
767 def pmc(ids, format = "docsum", hash = {})
768   case format
769   when "xml"
770     format = "medline"
771     mode = "xml"
772   else
773     mode = "text"
774   end
775   opts = { "db" => "pmc", "rettype" => format, "retmode" => mode }
776   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
777 end

Retrieve PubMed Central entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pmc(1360101)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pmc("1360101,534663")

list = [1360101, 534663]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pmc(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pmc(list, "xml")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.pmc(list)
ncbi.pmc(list, "xml")

Arguments:

• ids: list of PubMed Central entry IDs (required)

• format: “docsum”, “xml”

Returns

String

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
692 def protein(ids, format = "gp", hash = {})
693   case format
694   when "xml"
695     format = "gpc"
696   end
697   opts = { "db" => "protein", "rettype" => format }
698   opts.update(hash)
699   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
700 end

Retrieve protein sequence entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

protein

format (rettype):

• native all but Gene ASN Default format for viewing sequences

• fasta all sequence FASTA view of a sequence

• gb NA sequence GenBank view for sequences

• gbc NA sequence INSDSeq structured flat file

• gbwithparts NA sequence GenBank CON division with sequences

• est dbEST sequence EST Report

• gss dbGSS sequence GSS Report

• gp AA sequence GenPept view

• gpc AA sequence INSDSeq structured flat file

• seqid all sequence Convert GIs into seqids

• acc all sequence Convert GIs into accessions

• chr dbSNP only SNP Chromosome Report

• flt dbSNP only SNP Flat File report

• rsr dbSNP only SNP RS Cluster report

• brief dbSNP only SNP ID list

• docset dbSNP only SNP RS summary

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.protein("7527480,AAF63163.1,AAF63163")

list = [ 7527480, "AAF63163.1", "AAF63163"]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.protein(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.protein(list, "fasta")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.protein(list, "acc")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.protein(list, "xml")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.protein("7527480,AAF63163.1,AAF63163")
ncbi.protein(list)
ncbi.protein(list, "fasta")
ncbi.protein(list, "acc")
ncbi.protein(list, "xml")

Arguments:

• ids: list of NCBI entry IDs (required)

• format: “gp”, “gpc”, “fasta”, “acc”, “xml” etc.

Returns

String

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
731 def pubmed(ids, format = "medline", hash = {})
732   case format
733   when "xml"
734     format = "medline"
735     mode = "xml"
736   else
737     mode = "text"
738   end
739   opts = { "db" => "pubmed", "rettype" => format, "retmode" => mode }
740   opts.update(hash)
741   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
742 end

Retrieve PubMed entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pubmed(15496913)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pubmed("15496913,11181995")

list = [15496913, 11181995]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pubmed(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pubmed(list, "abstract")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pubmed(list, "citation")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pubmed(list, "medline")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.pubmed(list, "xml")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.pubmed(list)
ncbi.pubmed(list, "abstract")
ncbi.pubmed(list, "citation")
ncbi.pubmed(list, "medline")
ncbi.pubmed(list, "xml")

Arguments:

• ids: list of PubMed entry IDs (required)

• format: “abstract”, “citation”, “medline”, “xml”

Returns

String

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
573 def sequence(ids, format = "gb", hash = {})
574   case format
575   when "xml"
576     format = "gbc"
577   end
578   opts = { "db" => "sequences", "rettype" => format }
579   opts.update(hash)
580   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
581 end

Retrieve sequence entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

sequences = gene + genome + nucleotide + protein + popset + snp
nucleotide = nuccore + nucest + nucgss

format (rettype):

• native all but Gene ASN Default format for viewing sequences

• fasta all sequence FASTA view of a sequence

• gb NA sequence GenBank view for sequences

• gbc NA sequence INSDSeq structured flat file

• gbwithparts NA sequence GenBank CON division with sequences

• est dbEST sequence EST Report

• gss dbGSS sequence GSS Report

• gp AA sequence GenPept view

• gpc AA sequence INSDSeq structured flat file

• seqid all sequence Convert GIs into seqids

• acc all sequence Convert GIs into accessions

• chr dbSNP only SNP Chromosome Report

• flt dbSNP only SNP Flat File report

• rsr dbSNP only SNP RS Cluster report

• brief dbSNP only SNP ID list

• docset dbSNP only SNP RS summary

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.sequence("123,U12345,U12345.1,gb|U12345|")

list = [123, "U12345.1", "gb|U12345|"]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.sequence(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.sequence(list, "fasta")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.sequence(list, "acc")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.sequence(list, "xml")

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.sequence("AE009950")
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.sequence("AE009950", "gbwithparts")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.sequence("123,U12345,U12345.1,gb|U12345|")
ncbi.sequence(list)
ncbi.sequence(list, "fasta")
ncbi.sequence(list, "acc")
ncbi.sequence(list, "xml")
ncbi.sequence("AE009950")
ncbi.sequence("AE009950", "gbwithparts")

Arguments:

• ids: list of NCBI entry IDs (required)

• format: “gb”, “gbc”, “fasta”, “acc”, “xml” etc.

Returns

String

    # File lib/bio/io/ncbirest.rb
874 def taxonomy(ids, format = "docsum", hash = {})
875   case format
876   when "xml"
877     format = "full"
878     mode = "xml"
879   else
880     mode = "text"
881   end
882   opts = { "db" => "taxonomy", "rettype" => format, "retmode" => mode }
883   Bio::NCBI::REST.efetch(ids, opts)
884 end

Retrieve taxonomy entries by given IDs using E-Utils (efetch).

• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25499/#chapter4.EFetch

Usage¶ ↑

Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.taxonomy(42241)

list = [232323, 290179, 286681]
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.taxonomy(list)
Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.taxonomy(list, "xml")

ncbi = Bio::NCBI::REST::EFetch.new
ncbi.taxonomy(list)
ncbi.taxonomy(list, "xml")

Arguments:

• ids: list of Taxonomy entry IDs (required)

• format: “brief”, “docsum”, “xml”

Returns

String