The data files are contained in 10 DOS format text files.
GAFNAME.TXT micro-organisms, viruses, abiotic growth factors
GAFGROUP.TXT groups of micro-organisms according to different classifications (SFN, SFS & SFT)
GAFLINK.TXT links between micro-organisms and groups, and between SFT groups
GAINAME.TXT animals
GAIGROUP.TXT groups of animals according to different classifications (SIN, SIS & SIT)
GAILINK.TXT links between animals and groups, and between SIT groups
PFLNAME.TXT plants
PFLGROUP.TXT groups of plants according to different classifications (PBE, SPB, SPN & SPT)
PFLLINK.TXT links between plants and groups, and between SPT groups
Format of the data files: Unicode UTF-16LE with field separator, (comma) and delimiter '"' (quotes), trailing spaces trimmed.
xxxNAME and xxxGROUP files
Each record provides a description of an organism or group.
field name max length description
1 IDENTIFIER 10 variable length numeric unique line identifier, prefixed with N
2 DATATYPE 3 type of data (PFL=plants, GAI=animals, SPT=plant taxonomic group, etc)
3 CODE 8 Bayer code
4 LANGUAGE 2 language of description, ISO 639-1 code (2 lower case letters) (see appendix for list)
5 LANG_NO 2 number of description within language
6 COUNTRY 2 country variant of language, ISO 3166-alpha-2 code (2 capital letters) (see appendix for list
7 FULL NAME 60 full name
8 AUTHORITY 60 authority (in capitals)
9 SHORT NAME 30 abbreviated description
Each record in the file associates an organism with a group, or a taxonomic group with a higher taxon.
field name max length description
1 IDENTIFIER 10 variable length numeric unique line identifier, prefixed with L
2 DATATYPE 3 type of data (PFL=plants, GAI=animals, SPT=plant taxonomic group, etc)
3 CODE 8 code
4 GRP_DTYPE 3 datatype of associated group (SFS, SIN, SPT, etc)
5 GRP_CODE 8 code of associated group