Extracting Genbank Features using E-utilities on command line

I can get a record using following command:

esearch -db protein -query NP_741611 | efetch -format gb

How can I extract "source organism" from genebank record using e-utlities?

Thank you.

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updated 6.0 years ago by GenoMax

• written 6.0 years ago by supertech

1 answer

Using Entrezdirect:

$ esearch -db protein -query "NP_741611" | esummary | xtract -pattern DocumentSummary -element Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans

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written 6.0 years ago by GenoMax

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