Abstract
MycoDB (http://myco.bham.ac.uk) is an online resource designed to facilitate genomic analyses of Mycobacterium spp. and related genera. Regions of interest can be found by searching the annotation, BLAST searching against the sequence data, or specifying genomic coordinates. Tools are provided to access the primary sequence data and annotation, design primers, and view the equivalent region in other genomes, as determined using MUMmer. The whole chromosome can also be displayed and genes “painted” using data such as their GC content. The site also acts as a portal, allowing the user to access other relevant online resources.
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The author would like to thank Mark Pallen for management of the xBASE project and contribution to the interface design, Arshad Khan and Chris Bailey for assistance with server and database administration, and the BBSRC for funding the project (grant number EGA16107).
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Chaudhuri, R.R. (2009). MycoDB: An Online Database for Comparative Genomics of the Mycobacteria and Related Organisms. In: Parish, T., Brown, A. (eds) Mycobacteria Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 465. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-207-6_27
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