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phyloseq (version 1.16.2)

get_taxa_unique: Get a unique vector of the observed taxa at a particular taxonomic rank

Description

This is a simple accessor function to make it more convenient to determine the different taxa present for a particular taxonomic rank in a given phyloseq-class object.

Usage

get_taxa_unique(physeq, taxonomic.rank=rank_names(physeq)[1], errorIfNULL=TRUE)

Arguments

physeq
taxonomic.rank
(Optional). Character. The taxonomic rank to use. Must select from the set indicated by get_taxa_unique. Default is to take the first column of the taxonomyTable component.
errorIfNULL
(Optional). Logical. Should the accessor stop with an error if the slot is empty (NULL)? Default TRUE.

Value

  • Character vector. Unique vector of the observed taxa at a particular taxonomic rank

See Also

get_taxa taxa_names sample_names

Examples

Run this code
data(enterotype)
get_taxa_unique(enterotype)
data(GlobalPatterns)
get_taxa_unique(GlobalPatterns, "Family")

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