# \#bugbase **URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/tag/bugbase/182.md [Latest](https://forum.qiime2.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.qiime2.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.qiime2.org/tags.md) --- ## [Exporting .qza file from Qiime2 that is compatible with BugBase](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/exporting-qza-file-from-qiime2-that-is-compatible-with-bugbase/23589)
**Author:** [@Megan\_Whisonant](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Megan_Whisonant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/exporting-qza-file-from-qiime2-that-is-compatible-with-bugbase/23589 "2022-07-10T22:33:04Z")
Qiime 2 Version: 2022.2.1 ALL of the other plugins are 2022.2. I am working on undergraduate research and need to use BugBase for Functional Annotation. These are the BugBase requirements: An OTU table is required to… --- ## [BugBase web not accepting Q2 sample metadata file](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/bugbase-web-not-accepting-q2-sample-metadata-file/22844)
**Author:** [@Simey](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Simey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/bugbase-web-not-accepting-q2-sample-metadata-file/22844 "2022-04-22T06:01:17Z")
I have been unable to get the web BugBase to accept my metadata file. It will accept my OTU biome file if I choose to upload that by itself; It returns lots of charts etc.. I have simplified my metadata file to just two … --- ## [Import error rising from new BugBase metadata requirements](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/import-error-rising-from-new-bugbase-metadata-requirements/12584)
**Author:** [@anamarija](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/anamarija)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/import-error-rising-from-new-bugbase-metadata-requirements/12584 "2020-09-29T19:22:13Z")
Hi, @Mehrbod\_Estaki, I wanted to thank you for your tutorial (GitHub - mestaki/qiime2-to-BugBase · GitHub), since I'm trying to use Bugbase for some time. Firstly I tried this summer following their Documentation, and… --- ## [Issues with the Qiime2BugBase worflow](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/issues-with-the-qiime2bugbase-worflow/21886)
**Author:** [@jqli21](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/jqli21)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/issues-with-the-qiime2bugbase-worflow/21886 "2022-01-14T20:44:25Z")
Hey @Mehrbod\_Estaki, Thanks a lot for your sharing, it is very useful! I also made it running with only biom file uploaded in bugbase. But when I added my metadata, it keeps fail. I really have no idea why this happene… --- ## [Problem preparing Q2 data for use with BugBase](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/problem-preparing-q2-data-for-use-with-bugbase/21190)
**Author:** [@Aditya](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Aditya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/problem-preparing-q2-data-for-use-with-bugbase/21190 "2021-10-28T02:45:31Z")
Hi @Mehrbod\_Estaki, Thank you for this tutorial. I am also trying to get Bugbase compatible biom table, but when I am using the following command "echo -e "#OTUID\\ttaxonomy" | cat - 97\_otu\_taxonomy.txt \> 97\_otu\_taxonomy… --- ## [Creating a BugBase/PICRUSt compatible OTU table within QIIME2](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/creating-a-bugbase-picrust-compatible-otu-table-within-qiime2/7145)
**Author:** [@Mehrbod\_Estaki](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Mehrbod_Estaki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/creating-a-bugbase-picrust-compatible-otu-table-within-qiime2/7145 "2021-10-28T01:02:15Z")
Hi folks, I recently came up with a crude but working solution for creating a Bugbase compatible OTU table right within QIIME2 and thought might be useful to others. Since BugBase utilizes PICRUSt under the hood, that m…