read_table_linux

note that the 't' should start with a $

while IFS=$'t' read -r  gene old_locus	new_locus contig start end strand

do
  
  efetch -db=nuccore -format=fasta -id=$contig -seq_start=$start -seq_stop=$end  -strand=$strand  > "$gene"__"$new_locus".fasta 

done < VF_table