def _create_dmnd_database(self, unaligned_sequences_path, daa_output):
        '''
        Build a diamond database using diamond makedb

        Parameters
        ----------
        unaligned_sequences_path: str
            path to a FASTA file containing unaligned sequences
        daa_output: str
            Name of output database.
        '''
        logging.debug("Building diamond database")

        cmd = "diamond makedb --in '%s' -d '%s'" % (unaligned_sequences_path, daa_output)
        extern.run(cmd)
Build a diamond database using diamond makedb

        Parameters
        ----------
        unaligned_sequences_path: str
            path to a FASTA file containing unaligned sequences
        daa_output: str
            Name of output database.