Biom.info doesn't work

Hi,
I’m trying to convert a BIOM file to a shared file, but get multiple error messages. Can you please help?:

Windows version

Running 64Bit Version

mothur v.1.39.5
Last updated: 3/20/2017

by
Patrick D. Schloss

Department of Microbiology & Immunology
University of Michigan
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mothur > biom.info(biom=ag-fecal.biom) [ERROR]: you file does not have a type provided. [ERROR]: you file does not have a matrix_type provided. [ERROR]: you file does not have a matrix_element_type provided. [ERROR]: you file does not have a rows provided. [ERROR]: you file does not have a columns provided. [ERROR]: you file does not have a shape provided. [ERROR]: you file does not have a data provided.

It took 0 create mothur files from your biom file.


Output File Names: ag-fecal.userLabel.shared

Do you know what version of biom was used?

I do not know the version, it is a BIOM file from the American Gut project at ftp://ftp.microbio.me/AmericanGut/latest.