Other Prokaryotic Genome Resources

This well-organized database by the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) includes genomic information and references pertaining to the completed microbial genomes and those still in progress. Examples include Mycoplasmas, Plasmodium, Mycobacterium, Eschericia, and much more. MycDB, the Mycobacterium database

MycDB uses the excellent daTabase software written by Richard Durbin (MCR-LMB, UK) and Jean Thierry-Mieg (CNRS, France). The ACEDB software allows the user to browse information by simply pointing and clicking with the workstation mouse. A variety of powerful query methods are also available. However, our experience is that most users choose the mouse interface to find the information they are interested in.

As far as possible all information is connected to other information in the database. The database software presents the information in separate windows that allow many parts of the database to be viewed at one time. There are also many paths to any piece of information, allowing the user to easily navigate the connections between the various types of information.

EcoCyc: The Encyclopedia of E. Coli Genes and Metabolism

"The short-term goal of the project is to compile a large knowledge base (KB) describing the genes and intermediary metabolism of the bacterium E. coli. The EcoCyc KB will describe each pathway and bioreaction of E. coli metabolism, and the enzyme that carries out each bioreaction, including its cofactors, activators, inhibitors, and the subunit structure of the enzyme. When known, the genes encoding the subunits of an enzyme will be listed, as well as the map position of a gene on the E. coli chromosome. In addition, the KB will describe every chemical compound involved in each bioreaction, listing synonyms for the compound name, the molecular weight of the compound, and in many cases its chemical structure. A graphical user interface allows biologists to query the KB, and to navigate through the genomic and metabolic information space for E. coli."

The Haemophilus influenzae Rd Genome Database

Its genome being the first of a free-living organism to be completed, H. influenzae is responsible for a number of ailments including conjunctivitis and Brazilian pupuric fever. This database maps the genome including the latest findings and codon regions.

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