# Get.oturep of specific OTUs

**URL:** https://forum.mothur.org/t/get-oturep-of-specific-otus/2129
**Category:** Commands in mothur
**Created:** [November 16, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/get-oturep-of-specific-otus/2129 "2014-11-16T11:01:36Z")
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### Author: ![peleliu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@peleliu](https://forum.mothur.org/u/peleliu)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/get-oturep-of-specific-otus/2129/1 "2014-11-16T11:01:36Z")

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Hi,  
When I run Get.oturep, my computer takes forever. Is there a way to get the reps for only a specific set of OTUs, e.g. the 50 most abundant OTUs?  
Thanks!

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### Author: ![pschloss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.mothur.org/pschloss/32/4_2.png) [@pschloss](https://forum.mothur.org/u/pschloss)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/get-oturep-of-specific-otus/2129/2 "2014-11-19T14:48:15Z")

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Try method=abundance

[http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Get.oturep#method](http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Get.oturep#method)