get_homologs_besthits {STRINGdb}R Documentation

get_homologs_besthits

Description

Returns the list of closest homologs (as measured by bitscore) of the given input identifiers in all STRING species or single target species.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'STRINGdb'
get_homologs_besthits(string_ids, target_species_id=NULL)

Arguments

string_ids

a vector of STRING identifiers.

target_species_id

NCBI taxonomy identifier of the species to query for homologs (the species must be present in the STRING database)

Value

Data frame containing the best blast hits x species of the given input identifiers.

Author(s)

Andrea Franceschini


[Package STRINGdb version 2.6.0 Index]