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+<tool id="MAF_Thread_For_Species1" name="Join MAF blocks">
+  <description>by Species</description>
+  <command interpreter="python">maf_thread_for_species.py $input1 $out_file1 $species</command>
+  <inputs>
+    <param format="maf" name="input1" type="data" label="MAF file"/>
+    <param name="species" type="select" label="Species to keep" display="checkboxes" multiple="true">
+      <options>
+        <filter type="data_meta" ref="input1" key="species" />
+      </options>
+    </param>
+  </inputs>
+  <outputs>
+    <data format="maf" name="out_file1"  metadata_source="input1"/>
+  </outputs>
+  <tests>
+    <test>
+      <param name="input1" value="3.maf" format="maf"/>
+      <param name="species" value="hg17,panTro1"/>
+      <output name="out_file1" file="maf_thread_for_species.dat"/>
+    </test>
+  </tests>
+  <help>
+
+**What it does**
+
+This tool allows the user to merge MAF blocks which are adjoining in each specified species from a MAF file. Columns which contain only gaps are removed. Species which are not desired are removed from the output.
+
+**Example**
+
+Specifying the desired species as hg17 and panTro1 with this MAF file::
+
+  ##maf version=1
+  a score=60426.000000
+  s hg17.chr7    127471195 331 + 158628139 gtttgccatcttttgctgctctagggaatccagcagctgtcaccatgtaaacaagcccaggctagaccaGTTACCCTCATCATCTTAGCTGATAGCCAGCCAGCCACCACAGGCAtgagtcaggccatattgctggacccacagaattatgagctaaataaatagtcttgggttaagccactaagttttaggcatagtgtgttatgtaTCTCACAAACATATAAGACTGTGTGTTTGTTGACTGGAGGAAGAGATGCTATAAAGACCACCTTTTAAAACTTCCC-------------------------------AAATACT-GCCACTGATGTCCTG-----ATGGAGGTA-------TGAA-------------------AACATCCACTAA
+  s panTro1.chr6 129885076 331 + 161576975 gtttgccatcttttgctgctcttgggaatccagcagctgtcaccatgtaaacaagcccaggctagaccaGTTACCCTCATCATCTTAGCTGATAGCCAGCCAGCCACCACAGGCAtgagtcaggccatattgctggacccacagaattatgagctaaataaatagtcttgggttaagccactaagttttaggcatagtgtgttatgtaTCTCACAAACATATAAGACTGTGTGTTTGTTGACTGGAGGAAGAGATGCTATAAAGACCACCTTTTGAAACTTCCC-------------------------------AAATACT-GCCACTGATGTCCTG-----ATGGAGGTA-------TGAA-------------------AACATCCACTAA
+  s mm5.chr6      28904571 357 + 149721531 CTCCACTCTCGTTTGCTGTT----------------CTGTCACCATGGAAACAAA-CGAGGGTGGTCCAGTTACTATCTTGACTGCAGCTGGCAGTCAGTT-GCCACT-----CAGGAATAAGGCTATGCCATT-GATCCACTGAACCGTGATCTGGAAACCTGGCTGTTGTTT-------CAAGCCTTGGGGCCAGTTTGCGGTGTTACTCATGA--CTCTAAGATCGTGTGCTTG----CTGCAGGAAGAGACAGCAAGGGGGTTACATTTAAAAAGCCCCCAGTTTAGCTATAGGCAGGCCAACAGGTGTAAAAATACTCACTAGTAATGGGCTGAACTCATGGAGGTAGCATTAGTGAGACACTGTAACTGTTTTTTTAAAAATCACTAA
+  s rn3.chr4      56178191 282 + 187371129 CTTCACTCTCATTTGCTGTT----------------CTGTCACTATGGAGACAAACACAGGCTAGCCCAGTTACTATCTTGATCACAGCAGCT-GTCAGCTAGCTGCCACTCACAGGAATAAGGCCATACCATT-GATCCACTGAACCTTGATCTAGGAATTTGGC----------------------TGGGGCCAGTTTGCGGTGTCACTCATGA--CTCTAAGATTGTGTGTTTG----CTCCAGGAAGAGACGGCAAGAGGATTACCTTTAAAAGGTTC---------------------------------GGAGTCTAGCTGTAGACAGCCCA-----ATG--GGTA-------TAAC-------------------AATACTCACTAA
+
+  a score=8157.000000
+  s hg17.chr7    127471526 58 + 158628139 AATTTGTGGTTTATTCATTTTTCATTATTTTGTTTAAGGAGGTCTATAGTGGAAGAGG
+  s panTro1.chr6 129885407 58 + 161576975 AATTTGTGGTTTATTCGTTTTTCATTATTTTGTTTAAGGAGGTCTATAGTGGAAGAGG
+  s mm5.chr6      28904928 54 + 149721531 AA----CGTTTCATTGATTGCTCATCATTTAAAAAAAGAAATTCCTCAGTGGAAGAGG
+
+results in::
+
+  ##maf version=1
+  a score=0.0
+  s hg17.chr7    127471195 389 + 158628139 gtttgccatcttttgctgctctagggaatccagcagctgtcaccatgtaaacaagcccaggctagaccaGTTACCCTCATCATCTTAGCTGATAGCCAGCCAGCCACCACAGGCAtgagtcaggccatattgctggacccacagaattatgagctaaataaatagtcttgggttaagccactaagttttaggcatagtgtgttatgtaTCTCACAAACATATAAGACTGTGTGTTTGTTGACTGGAGGAAGAGATGCTATAAAGACCACCTTTTAAAACTTCCCAAATACTGCCACTGATGTCCTGATGGAGGTATGAAAACATCCACTAAAATTTGTGGTTTATTCATTTTTCATTATTTTGTTTAAGGAGGTCTATAGTGGAAGAGG 
+  s panTro1.chr6 129885076 389 + 161576975 gtttgccatcttttgctgctcttgggaatccagcagctgtcaccatgtaaacaagcccaggctagaccaGTTACCCTCATCATCTTAGCTGATAGCCAGCCAGCCACCACAGGCAtgagtcaggccatattgctggacccacagaattatgagctaaataaatagtcttgggttaagccactaagttttaggcatagtgtgttatgtaTCTCACAAACATATAAGACTGTGTGTTTGTTGACTGGAGGAAGAGATGCTATAAAGACCACCTTTTGAAACTTCCCAAATACTGCCACTGATGTCCTGATGGAGGTATGAAAACATCCACTAAAATTTGTGGTTTATTCGTTTTTCATTATTTTGTTTAAGGAGGTCTATAGTGGAAGAGG 
+
+------
+
+**Citation**
+
+If you use this tool, please cite `Blankenberg D, Taylor J, Nekrutenko A; The Galaxy Team. Making whole genome multiple alignments usable for biologists. Bioinformatics. 2011 Sep 1;27(17):2426-2428. &lt;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21775304&gt;`_
+
+
+  </help>
+</tool>
+