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Co-authored-by: Tessa Pierce Ward <bluegenes@users.noreply.github.com>
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## Types of databases

For each k-mer size, three types of databases may be available: Zipfile (`.zip`), SBT (`.sbt.zip`), and LCA (`.lca.jzon.gz`).
Unless otherwise specified, all databases are built with the default `scaled` value (DNA scaled=1000).
We recommend using the Zipfile databases for `sourmash gather` and the SBT databases for `sourmash search`. You must use the LCA databases for `sourmash lca` operations.

You can read more about the different database and index types [here](https://sourmash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command-line.html#indexed-databases).
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The databases do not need to be unpacked or prepared in any way after download.

You can verify that they've been successfully downloaded with `sourmash sig summarize <output>`.
You can verify that they've been successfully downloaded (and view database properties such as `ksize` and `scaled`) with `sourmash sig summarize <output>`.

## GTDB R07-RS207 - DNA databases

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