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When I try to run *blast app* with the 'nr' (protein) database I get an error message. Is the nr database installed?

When I try to run *blast app* with the 'nr' (protein) database I get an error message. Is the nr database installed?
Association: NCBI Tool Kit - Posted on: 2005-11-09
Yes, the nr database is installed. You need to set an environment variable called BLASTDB to the directory the databases are stored in. The nr database is located in /bio/data/blast