# $Id: Taxonomy.pm 16123 2009-09-17 12:57:27Z cjfields $ # # BioPerl module for Bio::DB::Taxonomy # # Please direct questions and support issues to # # Cared for by Jason Stajich # # Copyright Jason Stajich # # You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself # POD documentation - main docs before the code =head1 NAME Bio::DB::Taxonomy - Access to a taxonomy database =head1 SYNOPSIS use Bio::DB::Taxonomy; my $db = Bio::DB::Taxonomy->new(-source => 'entrez'); # use NCBI Entrez over HTTP my $taxonid = $db->get_taxonid('Homo sapiens'); # get a taxon my $taxon = $db->get_taxon(-taxonid => $taxonid); =head1 DESCRIPTION This is a front end module for access to a taxonomy database. =head1 FEEDBACK =head2 Mailing Lists User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated. bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists =head2 Support Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list: I rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible. =head2 Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web: http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/ =head1 AUTHOR - Jason Stajich Email jason-at-bioperl.org =head1 CONTRIBUTORS Sendu Bala: bix@sendu.me.uk =head1 APPENDIX The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ =cut # Let the code begin... package Bio::DB::Taxonomy; use vars qw($DefaultSource $TAXON_IIDS); use strict; use Bio::Tree::Tree; use base qw(Bio::Root::Root); $DefaultSource = 'entrez'; $TAXON_IIDS = {}; =head2 new Title : new Usage : my $obj = Bio::DB::Taxonomy->new(-source => 'entrez'); Function: Builds a new Bio::DB::Taxonomy object. Returns : an instance of Bio::DB::Taxonomy Args : -source => which database source 'entrez' or 'flatfile' or 'list' =cut sub new { my($class,@args) = @_; if( $class =~ /Bio::DB::Taxonomy::(\S+)/ ) { my ($self) = $class->SUPER::new(@args); $self->_initialize(@args); return $self; } else { my %param = @args; @param{ map { lc $_ } keys %param } = values %param; # lowercase keys my $source = $param{'-source'} || $DefaultSource; $source = "\L$source"; # normalize capitalization to lower case # normalize capitalization return unless( $class->_load_tax_module($source) ); return "Bio::DB::Taxonomy::$source"->new(@args); } } # empty for now sub _initialize { } =head2 get_taxon Title : get_taxon Usage : my $taxon = $db->get_taxon(-taxonid => $taxonid) Function: Get a Bio::Taxon object from the database. Returns : Bio::Taxon object Args : just a single value which is the database id, OR named args: -taxonid => taxonomy id (to query by taxonid) OR -name => string (to query by a taxonomy name: common name, scientific name, etc) =cut sub get_taxon { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } *get_Taxonomy_Node = \&get_taxon; =head2 get_taxonids Title : get_taxonids Usage : my @taxonids = $db->get_taxonids('Homo sapiens'); Function: Searches for a taxonid (typically ncbi_taxon_id) based on a query string. Note that multiple taxonids can match to the same supplied name. Returns : array of integer ids in list context, one of these in scalar context Args : string representing taxon's name =cut sub get_taxonids { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } *get_taxonid = \&get_taxonids; *get_taxaid = \&get_taxonids; =head2 get_tree Title : get_tree Usage : my $tree = $db->get_tree(@species_names) Function: Generate a tree comprised of the full lineages of all the supplied species names. The nodes for the requested species are given name('supplied') values corresponding to the supplied name, such that they can be identified if the real species name in the database (stored under node_name()) is different. Returns : Bio::Tree::Tree Args : a list of species names (strings) =cut sub get_tree { my ($self, @species_names) = @_; # the full lineages of the species are merged into a single tree my $tree; foreach my $name (@species_names) { my $ncbi_id = $self->get_taxonid($name); if ($ncbi_id) { my $node = $self->get_taxon(-taxonid => $ncbi_id); $node->name('supplied', $name); if ($tree) { $tree->merge_lineage($node); } else { $tree = Bio::Tree::Tree->new(-verbose => $self->verbose, -node => $node); } } else { $self->throw("No taxonomy database node for species ".$name); } } return $tree; } =head2 ancestor Title : ancestor Usage : my $ancestor_taxon = $db->ancestor($taxon) Function: Retrieve the full ancestor taxon of a supplied Taxon from the database. Returns : Bio::Taxon Args : Bio::Taxon (that was retrieved from this database) =cut sub ancestor { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } =head2 each_Descendent Title : each_Descendent Usage : my @taxa = $db->each_Descendent($taxon); Function: Get all the descendents of the supplied Taxon (but not their descendents, ie. not a recursive fetchall). Returns : Array of Bio::Taxon objects Args : Bio::Taxon (that was retrieved from this database) =cut sub each_Descendent { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } =head2 get_all_Descendents Title : get_all_Descendents Usage : my @taxa = $db->get_all_Descendents($taxon); Function: Like each_Descendent(), but do a recursive fetchall Returns : Array of Bio::Taxon objects Args : Bio::Taxon (that was retrieved from this database) =cut sub get_all_Descendents { my ($self, $taxon) = @_; my @taxa; foreach my $desc_taxon ($self->each_Descendent($taxon)) { push @taxa, ($desc_taxon, $self->get_all_Descendents($desc_taxon)); } return @taxa; } =head2 _load_tax_module Title : _load_tax_module Usage : *INTERNAL Bio::DB::Taxonomy stuff* Function: Loads up (like use) a module at run time on demand =cut sub _load_tax_module { my ($self, $source) = @_; my $module = "Bio::DB::Taxonomy::" . $source; my $ok; eval { $ok = $self->_load_module($module) }; if ( $@ ) { print STDERR $@; print STDERR <throw("Must supply a Bio::Taxon") unless ref($taxon) && $taxon->isa('Bio::Taxon'); my $taxid = $taxon->id || return; my $sci_name = $taxon->scientific_name || ''; my $rank = $taxon->rank || 'no rank'; if ($try_name && $sci_name && defined $TAXON_IIDS->{names}->{$sci_name}) { if (defined $TAXON_IIDS->{names}->{$sci_name}->{$rank}) { $TAXON_IIDS->{taxids}->{$taxid} = $TAXON_IIDS->{names}->{$sci_name}->{$rank}; } elsif ($rank eq 'no rank') { # pick the internal id of one named rank taxa at random my ($iid) = values %{$TAXON_IIDS->{names}->{$sci_name}}; $TAXON_IIDS->{taxids}->{$taxid} = $iid; } } if (defined $TAXON_IIDS->{taxids}->{$taxid}) { # a little dangerous to use this internal method of Bio::Tree::Node; # but it is how internal_id() is set $taxon->_creation_id($TAXON_IIDS->{taxids}->{$taxid}); } else { $TAXON_IIDS->{taxids}->{$taxid} = $taxon->internal_id; $TAXON_IIDS->{names}->{$sci_name}->{$rank} = $taxon->internal_id if $sci_name; } } 1;