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.gz vs .html file for genome seq

When I am downloading the DNA fasta file using the link here in linux I am getting some html file. Can anyone please help me where can I get the .gz files for genome sequences of bacteria? http://bacteria.ensembl.org/info/website/ftp/index.html

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updated by i.sudbery i.sudbery • written by hirakuda • hirakuda

Hello mmkpa2012!

Please don't post similar question in multiple threads. You have already asked this question what is fz.tgz file? . Answer provided by @Ian below is detailed enough to walk you through to get to the actual link of a file containing genome sequence you can download.

For this reason we have closed your question. This allows us to keep the site focused on the topics that the community can help with.

If you disagree please tell us why in a reply below, we'll be happy to talk about it.

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That link is to a web page that contains links to various pieces of genome data for a host of bacteria. If you visit that page, would will see a table of different bacterial species. Find the speicies/strain you are interested in and select the "FASTA" link in the DNA column. This should take you to an FTP directory containing several .fa.gz files and a README file that will tell you what is in each file. Find the file you want, right-click and select "copy link location" (or what ever similar option your web browser has). Use the resulting link with wget on your linux command line.

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