<p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/about/prokaryotes/reannotation/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> you have the explanation:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Suppressed genomes: Several hundred RefSeq bacterial genomes that did
not pass assembly or annotation quality validation have been
suppressed(RefSeq genome quality criteria). An FTP report file listing
the most recent suppressions will be provided soon in the RefSeq FTP
site.</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>I wish to understand the term <code>suppressed</code> in folder nomenclature on the NCBI ftp genomes website?</p>
<p>Example: <a href="ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq/bacteria/Oscillatoriales_cyanobacterium_C42_A2020_001/all_assembly_versions/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> <a href="ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq/bacteria/Oscillatoriales_cyanobacterium_C42_A2020_001/all_assembly_versions/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq/bacteria/Oscillatoriales_cyanobacterium_C42_A2020_001/all_assembly_versions/</a></p>
<p>Normally, I'd see folders with names like <code>representative</code> or <code>latest assembly</code>, which are pretty straightforward. But what does <code>suppressed</code> refer to in this case?</p>
<p>Thank you for your time!</p>

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What does the 'suppressed' folder mean on the NCBI ftp genomes website?
# What does the 'suppressed' folder mean on the NCBI ftp genomes website?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-10)

I wish to understand the term `suppressed` in folder nomenclature on the NCBI ftp genomes website?

Example: [here](ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq/bacteria/Oscillatoriales_cyanobacterium_C42_A2020_001/all_assembly_versions/) <ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq/bacteria/Oscillatoriales_cyanobacterium_C42_A2020_001/all_assembly_versions/>

Normally, I'd see folders with names like `representative` or `latest assembly`, which are pretty straightforward. But what does `suppressed` refer to in this case?

Thank you for your time!

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

[Here](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/about/prokaryotes/reannotation/) you have the explanation:

> Suppressed genomes: Several hundred RefSeq bacterial genomes that did
> not pass assembly or annotation quality validation have been
> suppressed(RefSeq genome quality criteria). An FTP report file listing
> the most recent suppressions will be provided soon in the RefSeq FTP
> site.


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