Bio::DB::EMBL(3)

NAME
Bio::DB::EMBL - Database object interface for EMBL entry retrieval

SYNOPSIS
  use Bio::DB::EMBL;

  $embl = Bio::DB::EMBL->new();

  # remember that EMBL_ID does not equal GenBank_ID!
  $seq = $embl->get_Seq_by_id('BUM'); # EMBL ID
  print "cloneid is ", $seq->id, "\n";

  # or changeing to accession number and Fasta format ...
  $embl->request_format('fasta');
  $seq = $embl->get_Seq_by_acc('J02231'); # EMBL ACC
  print "cloneid is ", $seq->id, "\n";

  # especially when using versions, you better be prepared
  # in not getting what what want
  eval {
      $seq = $embl->get_Seq_by_version('J02231.1'); # EMBL VERSION
  };
  print "cloneid is ", $seq->id, "\n" unless $@;

  # 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
  $embl = Bio::DB::EMBL->new(-retrievaltype => 'tempfile' ,
                            -format => 'fasta');
  my $seqio = $embl->get_Stream_by_id(['AC013798', 'AC021953'] );
  while( my $clone =  $seqio->next_seq ) {
        print "cloneid is ", $clone->id, "\n";
  }

DESCRIPTION
Allows the dynamic retrieval of sequence objects Bio::Seq from the EMBL database using the dbfetch script at EBI: <http://www.ebi.ac.uk/cgi-bin/dbfetch>.

In order to make changes transparent we have host type (currently only ebi) and location (defaults to ebi) separated out. This allows later additions of more servers in different geographical locations.

The functionality of this module is inherited from Bio::DB::DBFetch which implements Bio::DB::WebDBSeqI.

FEEDBACK

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  Support
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

bioperl-l@bioperl.org

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

  Reporting 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 - Heikki Lehvaslaiho
Email Heikki Lehvaslaiho <heikki-at-bioperl-dot-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.

  Bio::DB::WebDBSeqI methods
Overriding WebDBSeqI method to help newbies to retrieve sequences. EMBL database is all too often passed RefSeq accessions. This redirects those calls. See Bio::DB::RefSeq.

  get_Stream_by_acc
  Title   : get_Stream_by_acc
  Usage   : $seq = $db->get_Seq_by_acc([$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()

  _check_id
  Title   : _check_id
  Usage   :
  Function:
  Returns : A Bio::DB::RefSeq reference or throws
  Args    : $id(s), $string