rotifer.db.ncbi.entrez.elink#

rotifer.db.ncbi.entrez.elink(accessions, dbfrom='protein', dbto='taxonomy', linkname=None)[source]#

Find related database entries with the ELink E-utility.

Parameters:

accessionsstr or list of str: NCBI accessions to search links for.
dbfromstr, default ‘protein’: Name of the source database.
dbtostr, default ‘taxonomy’: Name of the target database.
linknamestr, optional: Type of link between dbfrom and dbto. When not set, {dbfrom}_{dbto} is used.

Returns:

pandas.DataFrame: One row per link, with columns qacc, quid, dbfrom, linkname, dbto and tuid.

Examples

Find the taxonomy entry of a protein:

>>> from rotifer.db.ncbi import entrez
>>> links = entrez.elink("YP_009724395.1")