get_homologs_besthits {STRINGdb} | R Documentation

## get_homologs_besthits

### Description

Returns the list of closest homologs (as measured by bitscore) of the given input identifiers in all STRING species or single target species.

### Usage

    ## S4 method for signature 'STRINGdb'
    get_homologs_besthits(string_ids, target_species_id=NULL)

### Arguments

`string_ids` | a vector of STRING identifiers.
`target_species_id` | NCBI taxonomy identifier of the species to query for homologs (the species must be present in the STRING database)

### Value

Data frame containing the best blast hits x species of the given input identifiers.

### Author(s)

Andrea Franceschini

[Package STRINGdb version 2.4.2 Index]