We present two standards developed by the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) for
reporting bacterial and archaeal genome sequences. Both are extensions of the Minimum …

With the quantity of genomic data increasing at an exponential rate, it is imperative that
these data be captured electronically, in a standard format. Standardization activities must …

Motivation: A rapidly increasing number of microbial genomes are sequenced by organizations
worldwide and are eventually included into various public genome data resources. The …

Genome sequencing enhances our understanding of the biological world by providing
blueprints for the evolutionary and functional diversity that shapes the biosphere. However, …

Archaeoglobus fulgidus is the first sulphur-metabolizing organism to have its genome sequence
determined. Its genome of 2,178,400 base pairs contains 2,436 open reading frames (…

… New insights into other important symbiotic functions including H 2 metabolism, CO 2 -reductive
acetogenesis and N 2 fixation are also provided by this first system-wide gene analysis …

The Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) system serves as a community resource for
comparative analysis of publicly available genomes in a comprehensive integrated context. IMG …

Comprehensive, high-quality reference genomes are required for functional characterization
and taxonomic assignment of the human gut microbiota. We present the Unified Human …

Bacillus cereus is an opportunistic pathogen causing food poisoning manifested by diarrhoeal
or emetic syndromes 1 . It is closely related to the animal and human pathogen Bacillus …

The reconstruction of bacterial and archaeal genomes from shotgun metagenomes has
enabled insights into the ecology and evolution of environmental and host-associated …