Rep seq without OTU analysis

Hi,

I am assessing the microbial community of compost and I have come across a small issue I was hoping you could help me with.

I have classified my sequences and would like to pull a representative sequence from each classified genus, however, I would like to pull a representative sequence without having to group the sequences into OTU’s first.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Regards,
Vicki

You could just grab a random sequence from each phylotype - but there isn’t anything built within mothur.