When making a phylogenetic tree from genetic data, sometimes the species name gets cut off, like this:
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The solution would be to automatically move the species name to the front, instead of the identifier. That is exactly what this script does.
Some sample data:
>gi|298708956|emb|CBJ30909.1|:1-285 aureochrome 4 [Ectocarpus siliculosus]
MKRELSDSNLAGAADWGGRNDMGWGGLGGDARRSMSEQQKLERRERNREHAKRSRIRKKFMLECLQEQLLAMRKQNLALR
QVVKEHMPDEASTVFEKCINEKALVLSGKSTESAQPILSDDEEETKEPNCLLLEPDFQLMQALMTSQQNFTISDPSMPDN
>gi|1001011761|gb|AML76384.1|:122-405 putative LOV domain-containing protein [Punctaria latifolia]
MKRELSDSNLGGAAGWDGNDSGWAGMGGDARRSMSEQQKLERRERNREHAKRSRIRKKFMLECLQEQLLAMRKQNLALRQ
VVKEHMPDEAATVFEKCINEKALVLSGKSTESAQPILSDDEDETKEPNCLLLEPDFQLMQALMASQQNFTISDPSMPDNP