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How to generate OTU table including fasta sequences from QIIME output?

Hi all, I need some help in making OTU table (excel format) which includes read abundance, taxonomy, and fasta sequences. I used QIIME to generate output and it gives me two separate files. I have tried a few methods to combine both files but it's not working for me. I am wondering if you can guide me on how can I generate such a table (maybe using biom file etc)? Here you can see the subset of both files as an example.

File 1

#OTU ID CW1.7   CW17    CW1.PW10    CW1.R10 CW119   CW1.10  taxonomy
denovo0 1   0   0   0   0   0   Unassigned
denovo1 0   4   1   1   1   0   k__Bacteria; p__Chlorobi; c__OPB56; o__; f__; g__; s__
denovo2 0   0   0   0   0   1   k__Bacteria; p__Firmicutes; c__Clostridia; o__Clostridiales; f__Lachnospiraceae; g__Coprococcus; s__
denovo3 0   0   0   0   1   0   Unassigned
denovo4 0   0   0   0   1   0   k__Bacteria; p__Proteobacteria; c__Gammaproteobacteria; o__Xanthomonadales; f__Xanthomonadaceae
denovo5 0   0   0   0   0   0   k__Bacteria; p__Bacteroidetes; c__Bacteroidia; o__Bacteroidales; f__; g__; s__
denovo6 0   1   0   0   0   0   k__Bacteria; p__Bacteroidetes; c__Bacteroidia; o__Bacteroidales; f__; g__; s__

and File 2

>denovo0 CW1.7_221275
AGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTCACTGGGTTTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGTGGGTTAGTAAGTCAGTGGTGAAATCTTCGAGCTTAACTCGGAAACTGCCATTGATACTATTAGTCTTGAATATTGTGGAGGTTAGCAGAATATGTCATGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGATATAACACAGAACCCCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCTTACTGGGATACAACTGACGCTGATGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCAGTAAACGATGAATACTAACTGTTTGCGATACACAGTAAGCGGTACAGCGAAAGCGTTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAATGAATTCACAG
>denovo1 CW17_70760
CGCCGCGGTAATTCGTAGGACCCGAGCGTTGTCCGGATTCACTGGGTATAAAGGGTGCGTAGGCGGTCTTGTGCGTCAGAGGTGAAATATCCGGGCTTAACCCGGAGGGTGCCTTTGATACGGCAGGACTTGAGTCCGAGAGAGGATGATGGAATTCCTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATCAGGAGGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGTCATCTGGCTCGGAACTGACGCTGAGGCACGAAAGCGCGGGGATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCGCGCCCTAAACGATGTATGCTTGGTGTTGGGCCTTTCGGGGCTCAGTGCCGTAGGGAATCTGATAAGCATACCACCTGGGGAGTACGATCGCAAGGTTG
>denovo10 CW1.R10_185008
AGCCGCGGTAATACGAAGGGGGCTAGCGTTGTTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGTAGGCGGATTATTAAGTCGGGGGTGAAATCCCGAGGCTCAACCTCGGAACTGCCTTCGATACTGGTAATCTTCGAGTCCGGGAGAGGTGAGTGGAACTCCGAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATTCGTAGATATTCGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGCCCGGTACTGACGCTGAGGTGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATGCTAGTTGTTGGTAAGTTTACTTATCAGTGACGCAGTTAACACATTAAGCATTCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGTCGCAAGATTAAAAACTTAAAGGAATTCGCGG
>denovo100 CW232_131116
CGCCGCGGTAATTCGGAGGATGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGCGGGAGCTTAAGTCAGTGGTGAAATCTTGCAGCTTAACTGTAAAATTGCCATTGATACTGAGTTTCTTGAGTGCGGTTGAAGTAGGCGGAATGTGTAATGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGAGATTACACAGAACACCGATTGCGTAGGCAGCTTACTAAGCCGTAACTGACGCTGAGGCACGAAAGTGTGGGGATCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACTGTAAACGATGATCACTAGCTGTTGGCGATAAACAGTCAGCGGCAAAGCGAAAGCATTAAGTGATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAATGAATTCACGG

Thank you very much in advance

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1 answer

convert your fasta file in to a tab delimited file Question: fasta file to tab delimited file

Then use the merge() function in R to merge the fasta table with the OTU table

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