elink

Look up precomputed neighbors within a database, or find associated records in other databases. It is part of the edirect package. More information: <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK179288/>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/elink.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install ncbi-entrez-direct
Ubuntu
apt-get install ncbi-entrez-direct
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install ncbi-entrez-direct
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ncbi-entrez-direct
Raspbian
apt-get install ncbi-entrez-direct
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/elink

Look up precomputed neighbors within a database, or find associated records in other databases. It is part of the edirect package. More information: <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK179288/>.

  • Search pubmed then find related sequences:
    esearch -db pubmed -query "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor" | elink -target nuccore
  • Search nucleotide then find related biosamples:
    esearch -db nuccore -query "insulin [PROT] AND rodents [ORGN]" | elink -target biosample

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