Taxonomy features are not supported for the BLAST database format.

[NPPO-NL]

Hi!

After downloading the nr in BLAST database format and using prepdb, I encounter the following error: Taxonomy features are not supported for the BLAST database format

A workaround is to download the BLAST database format files, use blastdbcmd to create the .fasta and then makedb in order to make aa DIAMOND db with taxonomy features.

This takes a lot of time though. Is it in the roadmap for the development of DIAMOND to add support for taxonomy features for the BLAST database format?

[irenekaregi]

Hi, I have also run into the same issue; how did you work around it?

[bbuchfink]

@irenekaregi You need to create a database using diamond makedb. Taxonomy support for BLAST databases is planned, but I can't give you a timeline.

[bbuchfink]

Taxonomy features are now fully supported for BLAST databases.

[irenekaregi]

This is great. Thank you. Let me give it a try