getGroupName {microPop}

Convert strain name to its group name e.g. 'Bacteroides.1' becomes 'Bacteroides' updated (Dec 2019) so that MFG names can contain dots

Description

Convert strain name to its group name e.g. 'Bacteroides.1' becomes 'Bacteroides' updated (Dec 2019) so that MFG names can contain dots

Usage

getGroupName(xname, microbeNames)

Arguments

xname

a string (may be strain name or something else)

microbeNames

vector of strings of microbial group names

Value

group name (string) if xname is a strain name. If xname is not a the name of a strain it will simply return xname unchanged.