PhagesDB

The Actinobacteriophage database, more commonly known as PhagesDB, is a comprehensive, highly interactive database-backed website that gathers and shares information related to the discovery, characterization and genomics of viruses that prefer to infect Actinobacterial hosts. It is a bioinformatics tool that is used worldwide to compare multiple phages and their genomic annotations. Up to recent dates, there have been more than 8000 bacteriophages, including over 1600 with already sequenced genomes, have been entered into the database. It is an important addition to the wide range of priorly existing bioinformatic tools, like NCBI, as it allows a more interactive method of sharing data. It not only shows the results of already sequenced phage genomes but also allows access to drafted phage genomes to provide a larger spectrum of information.

Background

PhagesDB satisfies two distinct but interrelated needs. Firstly, it provides the Actinobacteriophage research community with an outlet to post their findings and share it with the members of their community who can then further analyze the data and use it to annotate newly discovered phage genomes through comparison. Secondly, it links students from all over the world who are performing authentic research via the SEA-PHAGES program and allows them to share their results with the rest of the research community. "Students can enter their own data into a legitimate scientific database, and can compare their discoveries in real time with those of students from around the world. There are more than 6400 registered PhagesDB users with xxx.edu email addresses, reflecting usage by student researchers." [1]

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