# Missing species sequence on Greengenes2 2024.09

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/missing-species-sequence-on-greengenes2-2024-09/32778
**Category:** General Discussion
**Tags:** greengenes2
**Created:** [March 17, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/missing-species-sequence-on-greengenes2-2024-09/32778 "2025-03-17T13:15:48Z")
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### Author: ![gulu](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gulu](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/gulu)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/missing-species-sequence-on-greengenes2-2024-09/32778/1 "2025-03-17T13:15:48Z")

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Hi everyone,  
I found that there are no sequences for Escherichia coli in Greengenes2 2024.09, while they are present in Greengenes2 2022.10. What could be the reason for this?

Greengenes2 2024.09：  
Escherichia albertii  
Escherichia fergusonii  
Escherichia hermannii  
Escherichia marmotae  
Escherichia ruysiae

Greengenes2 2022.10：  
Escherichia albertii  
Escherichia coli  
Escherichia fergusonii  
Escherichia hermannii  
Escherichia marmotae  
Escherichia ruysiae

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### Author: ![wasade](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/wasade/32/2317_2.png) [@wasade](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/wasade)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/missing-species-sequence-on-greengenes2-2024-09/32778/2 "2025-03-17T16:05:06Z")

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It's known, the records are there but the reason for change in taxonomic placement is not understood yet, see [Missing E.coli from GG2, or is called something else now? · Issue #29 · biocore/q2-greengenes2 · GitHub](https://github.com/biocore/q2-greengenes2/issues/29#issuecomment-2704285190)

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### Author: ![gulu](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gulu](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/gulu)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/missing-species-sequence-on-greengenes2-2024-09/32778/3 "2025-03-18T01:54:39Z")

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Thank you for your reply, very helpful!
