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# $Id: Species.pm,v 1.35.4.4 2006/11/08 17:25:54 sendu Exp $
#
# BioPerl module for Bio::Species
#
# Cared for by James Gilbert <jgrg@sanger.ac.uk>
# Reimplemented by Sendu Bala <bix@sendu.me.uk>
#
# You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself
# POD documentation - main docs before the code
=head1 NAME
Bio::Species - Generic species object
=head1 SYNOPSIS
$species = Bio::Species->new(-classification => [@classification]);
# Can also pass classification
# array to new as below
$species->classification(qw( sapiens Homo Hominidae
Catarrhini Primates Eutheria
Mammalia Vertebrata Chordata
Metazoa Eukaryota ));
$genus = $species->genus();
$bi = $species->binomial(); # $bi is now "Homo sapiens"
# For storing common name
$species->common_name("human");
# For storing subspecies
$species->sub_species("accountant");
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Provides a very simple object for storing phylogenetic
information. The classification is stored in an array,
which is a list of nodes in a phylogenetic tree. Access to
getting and setting species and genus is provided, but not
to any of the other node types (eg: "phylum", "class",
"order", "family"). There's plenty of scope for making the
model more sophisticated, if this is ever needed.
A methods are also provided for storing common
names, and subspecies.
=head1 FEEDBACK
=head2 Mailing Lists
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to
the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.
bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
=head2 Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the
web:
=head1 AUTHOR
James Gilbert email B<jgrg@sanger.ac.uk>
=head1 CONTRIBUTORS
Sendu Bala, bix@sendu.me.uk
=head1 APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object
methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
=cut
#' Let the code begin...
package Bio::Species;
use strict;
use base qw(Bio::Taxon);
=head2 new
Title : new
Usage : my $obj = Bio::Species->new(-classification => \@class)
Function: Build a new Species object
Returns : Bio::Species object
Args : -ncbi_taxid => NCBI taxonomic ID (optional)
-classification => arrayref of classification
=cut
sub new {
my($class, @args) = @_;
my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args);
my ($org, $sp, $var, $classification) =
$self->_rearrange([qw(ORGANELLE
SUB_SPECIES
VARIANT
CLASSIFICATION)], @args);
if (defined $classification && ref($classification) eq "ARRAY" && @{$classification}) {
$self->classification(@$classification);
}
else {
# store a tree on ourselves so we can use Tree methods
$self->{tree} = new Bio::Tree::Tree();
# some things want to freeze/thaw Bio::Species objects, but
# _root_cleanup_methods contains a CODE ref, delete it.
delete $self->{tree}->{_root_cleanup_methods};
}
defined $org && $self->organelle($org);
defined $sp && $self->sub_species($sp);
defined $var && $self->variant($var);
return $self;
}
=head2 classification
Title : classification
Usage : $self->classification(@class_array);
@classification = $self->classification();
Function: Get/set the lineage of this species. The array provided must be in
the order ... ---> SPECIES, GENUS ---> KINGDOM ---> etc.
Example : $obj->classification(qw( 'Homo sapiens' Homo Hominidae
Catarrhini Primates Eutheria Mammalia Vertebrata
Chordata Metazoa Eukaryota));
Returns : Classification array
Args : Classification array
OR
A reference to the classification array. In the latter case
if there is a second argument and it evaluates to true,
names will not be validated. NB: in any case, names are never
validated anyway.
=cut
sub classification {
my ($self, @vals) = @_;
if (@vals) {
if (ref($vals[0]) eq 'ARRAY') {
@vals = @{$vals[0]};
}
# make sure the lineage contains us as first or second element
# (lineage may have subspeces, species, genus ...)
my $name = $self->node_name;
if ($name && ($name ne $vals[0] && $name ne $vals[1]) &&
$name ne "$vals[1] $vals[0]") {
$self->throw("The supplied lineage does not start near '$name'");
}
# create a lineage for ourselves
my $db = Bio::DB::Taxonomy->new(-source => 'list', -names => [reverse @vals]);
unless ($self->scientific_name) {
# assume we're supposed to be the leaf of the supplied lineage
$self->scientific_name($vals[0]);
}
unless ($self->rank) {
# and that we are rank species
$self->rank('species');
}
$self->db_handle($db);
$self->{tree} = new Bio::Tree::Tree(-node => $self);
# some things want to freeze/thaw Bio::Species objects, but tree's
# _root_cleanup_methods contains a CODE ref, delete it.
#*** even if we don't delete the cleanup methods, we still get memory
# leak-like symtoms, and the actual cleanup causes a mass of
# warnings... needs investigation!
delete $self->{tree}->{_root_cleanup_methods};
}
@vals = ();
foreach my $node ($self->{tree}->get_lineage_nodes($self), $self) {
unshift(@vals, $node->scientific_name || next);
}
return @vals;
}
=head2 ncbi_taxid
Title : ncbi_taxid
Usage : $obj->ncbi_taxid($newval)
Function: Get/set the NCBI Taxon ID
Returns : the NCBI Taxon ID as a string
Args : newvalue to set or undef to unset (optional)
=cut
=head2 common_name
Title : common_name
Usage : $self->common_name( $common_name );
$common_name = $self->common_name();
Function: Get or set the common name of the species
Example : $self->common_name('human')
Returns : The common name in a string
Args : String, which is the common name (optional)
=cut
=head2 division
Title : division
Usage : $obj->division($newval)
Function: Genbank Division for a species
Returns : value of division (a scalar)
Args : value of division (a scalar)
=cut
=head2 species
Title : species
Usage : $self->species( $species );
$species = $self->species();
Function: Get or set the scientific species name.
Example : $self->species('Homo sapiens');
Returns : Scientific species name as string
Args : Scientific species name as string
=cut
sub species {
my ($self, $species) = @_;
if ($species) {
$self->{_species} = $species;
}
unless (defined $self->{_species}) {
# work it out from our nodes
my $species_taxon = $self->{tree}->find_node(-rank => 'species');
unless ($species_taxon) {
# just assume we are rank species
$species_taxon = $self;
}
$species = $species_taxon->scientific_name;
#
# munge it like the Bio::SeqIO modules used to do
# (more or less copy/pasted from old Bio::SeqIO::genbank, hence comments
# referring to 'ORGANISM' etc.)
#
my $root = $self->{tree}->get_root_node;
unless ($root) {
$self->{tree} = new Bio::Tree::Tree(-node => $species_taxon);
delete $self->{tree}->{_root_cleanup_methods};
$root = $self->{tree}->get_root_node;
}
my @spflds = split(' ', $species);
if (@spflds > 1 && $root->node_name ne 'Viruses') {
$species = undef;
# does the next term start with uppercase?
# yes: valid genus; no then unconventional
# e.g. leaf litter basidiomycete sp. Collb2-39
my $genus;
if ($spflds[0] =~ m/^[A-Z]/) {
$genus = shift(@spflds);
}
else {
undef $genus;
}
my $sub_species;
if (@spflds) {
while (my $fld = shift @spflds) {
$species .= "$fld ";
# does it have subspecies or varieties?
last if ($fld =~ m/(sp\.|var\.)/);
}
chop $species; # last space
$sub_species = join ' ',@spflds if(@spflds);
}
else {
$species = 'sp.';
}
# does ORGANISM start with any words which make its genus undefined?
# these are in @unkn_genus
# this in case species starts with uppercase so isn't caught above.
# alter common name if required
my $unconv = 0; # is it unconventional species name?
my @unkn_genus = ('unknown','unclassified','uncultured','unidentified');
foreach (@unkn_genus) {
if ($genus && $genus =~ m/$_/i) {
$species = $genus . " " . $species;
undef $genus;
$unconv = 1;
last;
}
elsif ($species =~ m/$_/i) {
$unconv = 1;
last;
}
}
if (!$unconv && !$sub_species && $species =~ s/^(\w+)\s(\w+)$/$1/) {
# need to extract subspecies from conventional ORGANISM format.
# Will the 'word' in a two element species name
# e.g. $species = 'thummi thummi' => $species='thummi' &
# $sub_species='thummi'
$sub_species = $2;
}
$self->genus($genus) if $genus;
$self->sub_species($sub_species) if $sub_species;
}
$self->{_species} = $species;
}
return $self->{_species};
}
=head2 genus
Title : genus
Usage : $self->genus( $genus );
$genus = $self->genus();
Function: Get or set the scientific genus name.
Example : $self->genus('Homo');
Returns : Scientific genus name as string
Args : Scientific genus name as string
=cut
sub genus {
my ($self, $genus) = @_;
if ($genus) {
$self->{_genus} = $genus;
}
unless (defined $self->{_genus}) {
my $genus_taxon = $self->{tree}->find_node(-rank => 'genus');
unless ($genus_taxon) {
# just assume our ancestor is rank genus
$genus_taxon = $self->ancestor;
}
$self->{_genus} = $genus_taxon->scientific_name if $genus_taxon;
}
return $self->{_genus};
}
=head2 sub_species
Title : sub_species
Usage : $obj->sub_species($newval)
Function: Get or set the scientific subspecies name.
Returns : value of sub_species
Args : newvalue (optional)
=cut
sub sub_species {
my ($self, $sub) = @_;
unless (defined $self->{'_sub_species'}) {
my $ss_taxon = $self->{tree}->find_node(-rank => 'subspecies');
if ($ss_taxon) {
if ($sub) {
$ss_taxon->scientific_name($sub);
}
return $ss_taxon->scientific_name;
}
}
# fall back to direct storage on self
$self->{'_sub_species'} = $sub if $sub;
return $self->{'_sub_species'};
}
=head2 variant
Title : variant
Usage : $obj->variant($newval)
Function: Get/set variant information for this species object (strain,
isolate, etc).
Example :
Returns : value of variant (a scalar)
Args : new value (a scalar or undef, optional)
=cut
sub variant{
my ($self, $var) = @_;
unless (defined $self->{'_variant'}) {
my $var_taxon = $self->{tree}->find_node(-rank => 'variant');
if ($var_taxon) {
if ($var) {
$var_taxon->scientific_name($var);
}
return $var_taxon->scientific_name;
}
}
# fall back to direct storage on self
$self->{'_variant'} = $var if $var;
return $self->{'_variant'};
}
=head2 binomial
Title : binomial
Usage : $binomial = $self->binomial();
$binomial = $self->binomial('FULL');
Function: Returns a string "Genus species", or "Genus species subspecies",
if the first argument is 'FULL' (and the species has a subspecies).
Args : Optionally the string 'FULL' to get the full name including
the subspecies.
=cut
sub binomial {
my ($self, $full) = @_;
my $rank = $self->rank || 'no rank';
my ($species, $genus) = ($self->species, $self->genus);
unless (defined $species) {
$species = 'sp.';
$self->warn("requested binomial but classification was not set");
}
$genus = '' unless( defined $genus);
$species =~ s/$genus\s+//;
my $bi = "$genus $species";
if (defined($full) && $full =~ /full/i) {
my $ssp = $self->sub_species;
if ($ssp) {
$ssp =~ s/$bi\s+//;
$ssp =~ s/$species\s+//;
$bi .= " $ssp";
}
}
return $bi;
}
=head2 validate_species_name
Title : validate_species_name
Usage : $result = $self->validate_species_name($string);
Function: Validate the species portion of the binomial
Args : string
Notes : The string following the "genus name" in the NCBI binomial
is so variable that it's not clear that this is a useful
function. Consider the binomials
"Simian 11 rotavirus (serotype 3 / strain SA11-Patton)",
or "St. Thomas 3 rotavirus", straight from GenBank.
This is particularly problematic in microbes and viruses.
As such, this isn't actually used automatically by any Bio::Species
method.
=cut
sub validate_species_name {
my( $self, $string ) = @_;
return 1 if $string eq "sp.";
return 1 if $string =~ /strain/;
return 1 if $string =~ /^[a-z][\w\s-]+$/i;
$self->throw("Invalid species name '$string'");
}
sub validate_name {
return 1;
}
=head2 organelle
Title : organelle
Usage : $self->organelle( $organelle );
$organelle = $self->organelle();
Function: Get or set the organelle name
Example : $self->organelle('Chloroplast')
Returns : The organelle name in a string
Args : String, which is the organelle name
=cut
sub organelle {
my($self) = shift;
return $self->{'_organelle'} = shift if @_;
return $self->{'_organelle'};
}
sub dont_DESTROY {
my $self = shift;
$self->{tree}->cleanup_tree if $self->{tree};
delete $self->{tree};
$self->node_cleanup;
}
1;