# reading taxonomic table into quiime

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/reading-taxonomic-table-into-quiime/19933
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** import
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/reading-taxonomic-table-into-quiime/19933 "2021-06-21T04:55:40Z")
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### Author: ![Natasha\_Palacios](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@Natasha\_Palacios](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Natasha_Palacios)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/reading-taxonomic-table-into-quiime/19933/1 "2021-06-21T04:55:40Z")

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I am trying to import a taxonomic/species table into quime2. The table is currently formatted as a .csv file, I can format as .tsv if needed. What should be the layout of the taxonomic table - eg samples as rows and species as columns, or vice versa? What is the syntax to import this table into quiime2? I would like to go on to use the empress tool, that is why I'm importing this.

Thank you!

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### Author: ![timanix](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/timanix/32/17879_2.png) [@timanix](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/timanix)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/reading-taxonomic-table-into-quiime/19933/2 "2021-06-21T07:05:49Z")

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Hi @Natasha_Palacios  
Here is the example of a .tsv taxonomy table. You need at list first two columns.

 ![Screenshot from 2021-06-21 09-03-01](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/2X/e/e7ac562facbcacd57ec415cba076cf6f91f24182.png)

Here is the command:

```
qiime tools import \
  --type 'FeatureData[Taxonomy]' \
  --input-path taxonomy.tsv \
  --output-path taxonomy.qza

```

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/1/21af5fe23cb6f4579467c66a9ed94e55274ca7bd.svg) [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/reading-taxonomic-table-into-quiime/19933/3 "2021-07-22T13:06:48Z")

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