Obtaining and importing reference data sets

[jwdebelius (Justine Debelius)]

Hi @Simey,

Welcome to the forum! I'm re-classifying this as user support, since this isnt a technical problem with the software. It sounds like you're working on a super cool project!

@Simey

The tutorial provides these files for training, but which data/files do I use for my own reference sequences and what would be the corresponding taxonomic classifications for my reference data?

You can find reference files for the Silva and Greengenes databases on our data resources page. You'll need a representative sequence file and taxonomy file. Then, you can follow the tutorial for training your own classifier (use your primers rather than the EMP 515-806).

You can also follow the RESCRIPt tutorial to download and format your own database.

Best,
Justine