elink

linux

Look up precomputed neighbors within a database, or find associated records in other databases. It is part of the `edirect` package.

Examples (2)

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