# Changing feature name changes results in LEfSe

**URL:** <https://forum.biobakery.org/t/changing-feature-name-changes-results-in-lefse/207>\
**Category:** LEfSe\
**Created:** [February 14, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/changing-feature-name-changes-results-in-lefse/207 "2020-02-14T21:07:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrNezar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@DrNezar](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/DrNezar)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/changing-feature-name-changes-results-in-lefse/207/1 "2020-02-14T21:07:34Z")

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I realized LEfSe provides different results from identical input files in which only feature names have been modified. Compare the outputs below: the number of significant feature differ by 1 and the LDA scores changed for some features.

 ![Galaxy117-C)_Plot_LEfSe_Results_on_data_116](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/biobakery/original/1X/a383fe6613237f0fe474a233b40afd3eb5593c92.png) ![Galaxy120-C)_Plot_LEfSe_Results_on_data_119](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/biobakery/original/1X/b5a2c1bc8b75f5332c87fc45ce39cfd730f4b636.png)

Anyone faced the same issue?

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**Author:** ![sagunmaharjann](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.biobakery.org/sagunmaharjann/32/168_2.png) [@sagunmaharjann](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/sagunmaharjann)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/changing-feature-name-changes-results-in-lefse/207/2 "2020-07-10T14:48:12Z")

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Closed on July 10, 2020, 2:48pm UTC