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How to: bulk retrieval of archaeal genome sequences from the NCBI FTP site

May 28, 2013July 7, 2014 / nsaunders / 1 Comment

While we’re on the topic of mistaking Archaea for Bacteria, here’s an issue with the NCBI FTP site that has long annoyed me and one workaround. Warning: I threw this together minutes ago and it’s not fully tested.

Update July 7 2014: NCBI have changed things so code in this post no longer works

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