classify.tree

The classify.tree command is used to get a consensus taxonomy for each node on a tree.

Default Setting

The classify.tree command parameters are tree, taxonomy, name, group and cutoff. The taxonomy and tree parameters are required.

First you must classify your sequences, you can do so by running the following command:

mothur > classify.seqs(fasta=abrecovery.fasta, template=trainset6_032010.rdp.fasta, taxonomy=trainset6_032010.rdp.tax)

Then create a tree:

mothur > dist.seqs(fasta=abrecovery.align, output=lt)
mothur > clearcut(phylip=abrecovery.phylip.dist)

Then you can use your taxonomy file to find the consensus taxonomy for your tree nodes.

mothur > classify.tree(taxonomy=abrecovery.rdp.taxonomy, tree=abrecovery.phylip.tre)

When you open abrecovery.phylip.taxonomy.summary you will see:

TreeNode   NumRep  Taxonomy
243    2   Bacteria(100);"Firmicutes"(100);"Clostridia"(100);Clostridiales(100);"Ruminococcaceae"(100);Faecalibacterium(100);
244    3   Bacteria(100);"Firmicutes"(100);"Clostridia"(100);Clostridiales(100);"Ruminococcaceae"(100);Faecalibacterium(100);
245    4   Bacteria(100);"Firmicutes"(100);"Clostridia"(100);Clostridiales(100);"Ruminococcaceae"(100);Faecalibacterium(100);
...

The first column is the tree node label, the second column is the number of descendants of the node and the third column is the consensus taxonomy.

name

The name parameter allows you add a name file with your taxonomy file.

mothur > classify.tree(taxonomy=abrecovery.rdp.taxonomy, tree=abrecovery.phylip.tre, names=abrecovery.names) 

group

The group parameter allows you to provide a group file. If a group file is given, a consensus for each group will be given at each node.

mothur > classify.tree(taxonomy=abrecovery.rdp.taxonomy, tree=abrecovery.phylip.tre, group=abrecovery.groups)

cutoff

The cutoff parameter allows you to specify a consensus confidence threshold for your taxonomy. The default is 51, meaning 51%. Cutoff cannot be below 51.

mothur > classify.tree(taxonomy=abrecovery.rdp.taxonomy, tree=abrecovery.phylip.tre, cutoff=80) 

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