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Always note the time that you took your sample, if you want to accurately compare samples later, future samples should be taken at the same time! Why? Read this post.

CosmosId Uploads

The file must be a TSV file with a name like ####_Stool_Test_YYYYMMDD_bacteria_total.TSV
They will usually send a ZIP(Archive) file. Unzip it and look for a folder like
multiple_export_2022_##_##_##_##\######-2_KITS_CIDL1_###\####_##_##_##_##\Bacteria\2.0.1\#####-#_KITS_CIDL1_###_bacteria_total

A video on downloading and selecting data.

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Style 1
Name Abundance Score Relative Abundance % Unique Matches % Total Matches Frequency Taxonomy Id Taxonomy Lineage
Bacteroides sp. 4_3_47FAA 57589.26 0.06614 0.094464 0.800865 14384 457394 k__Bacteria (2);p__Bacteroidetes (976);c__Bacteroidia (200643);o__Bacteroidales (171549);f__Bacteroidaceae (815);g__Bacteroides (816);s__Bacteroides sp. 4_3_47FAA (457394);t__Bacteroides sp. 4_3_47FAA_u_t (457394)
Bacteroides vulgatus PC510 71790.53 0.08246 0.096292 0.916552 23853 702446 k__Bacteria (2);p__Bacteroidetes (976);c__Bacteroidia (200643);o__Bacteroidales (171549);f__Bacteroidaceae (815);g__Bacteroides (816);s__Bacteroides vulgatus (821);t__Bacteroides vulgatus PC510 (702446)
Style 2
Organism Name % Unique Matches % Total Matches Relative Abundance Abundance Score Frequency Taxonomy Id Taxonomy Lineage
Bacteroides sp. 4_3_47FAA 0.121023 0.857146 0.07571 44917.61 21620 457394 k__Bacteria (2);p__Bacteroidetes (976);c__Bacteroidia (200643);o__Bacteroidales (171549);f__Bacteroidaceae (815);g__Bacteroides (816);s__Bacteroides sp. 4_3_47FAA (457394);t__Bacteroides sp. 4_3_47FAA_u_t (457394)
Bacteroides vulgatus str. 3975 RP4 0.152212 0.843797 0.07139 42351.87 26192 1339352 k__Bacteria (2);p__Bacteroidetes (976);c__Bacteroidia (200643);o__Bacteroidales (171549);f__Bacteroidaceae (815);g__Bacteroides (816);s__Bacteroides vulgatus (821);t__Bacteroides vulgatus str. 3975 RP4 (1339352)
Style 3
Name Tax ID Abundance Score Relative Abundance % Unique Matches % Total Matches Frequency
Lachnospiraceae bacterium 5_1_63FAA 658089 10931.83 3.302 0.287784 0.704613 31889
[Eubacterium] rectale DSM 17629 657318 9295.85 2.8080000000000003 0.236632 0.5626 33588

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