How to download the ORFs file:

An example using Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris str. 8004

(1) Go to NCBI's RefSeq page

(2) Type "Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris str. 8004" and hit "Seach".



(3) If several results appear, for example - chromosome and plasmid(s), check the boxes next to the relevant results before proceeding to the next step.

(4) In the upper right corner, press the "send to" button:



(5) Choose "Coding Sequences", make sure that you download the FASTA nucleotide file, and press "Create File":



I renamed the file that I downloaded to be "xcc_orf". This file looks like this: