Valid database file types
Primrose will accept nucleic acid sequence files in GenBank or Fasta
format. GenBank files should have the suffix .gb. Fasta
formatted files should have the suffix .fas. Sequences should
only contain valid IUB base codes.
Gap characters '-' and '.' are also permitted.
Primrose can also utilise release 8.1 of the Ribosomal Database Project
(RDP; http://rdp.cme.msu.edu/html/).
The RDP database release 8.1, containing small-subunit ribosomal RNA
sequence data for prokaryotes, eukaryotes and mitochondria, can be
found in the 'databases' directory
associated with this program. Open by selecting the appropriate
.phylo file (for more information click here). Please note RDP data
are copyright Michigan State
University Board of Trustees. For citation information, please
visit http://rdp.cme.msu.edu/html/citation.html.