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Include corresponding gca/gcf accession in the metadata of each sample

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I download all influenza A sequences using

datasets download virus genome taxon 11320  --filename data.zip

I would like to group all influenza A segments that come from the same assembly/isolate. I have been using the isolate metadata field for this purpose but it is a work-around and not always available. I noticed that I could download all assemblies to see which samples are in an assembly (sadly this information is not included in the assembly summary field). But I'm having issues with a download of this size. Having the gca accession in the sample metadata (data_report.jsonl) would really simplify this process and give me greater certainty that I have grouped segments together correctly.

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Each assembly contains =<8 influenza segments that were sequenced together. Each assembly has a unique ID. For each nucleotide sequence that is in an assembly I would like to see the gca/gfa accession as a metadata field in the data_report.jsonl so I could use it for grouping samples.

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Start by tracing the datasets download virus genome taxon command and the generation of data_report.jsonl; the issue does not name implementation files or tests. Determine where assembly membership is available for each nucleotide sequence, then verify that the corresponding gca/gcf accession is emitted as metadata for every applicable influenza segment.

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Domain
cli, data
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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