This directory contains tests to verify Taxoniq's compatibility with the requirements identified in BugSigDB issue #248.
BugSigDB was considering migrating from direct NCBI API calls to Taxoniq for improved performance and reliability. The issue documents known divergences between Taxoniq and the NCBI API, particularly around:
- Rank name changes (March 2025): NCBI changed
superkingdomtodomain - Bacteria kingdom divergence: Taxoniq uses generic
k__Bacteria (2)vs NCBI's newer kingdom ranks