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A Taxonomic Search Engine: federating taxonomic databases using web services.

Roderic D M Page1

  • 1Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. r.page@bio.gla.ac.uk

BMC Bioinformatics
|March 11, 2005
PubMed
Summary

The Taxonomic Search Engine (TSE) integrates multiple databases to verify organism names and provide unique identifiers. This tool enhances taxonomic data accessibility and consistency across scientific resources.

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Area of Science:

  • Biodiversity informatics
  • Zoological nomenclature
  • Systematic biology

Background:

  • Organismal taxonomic names are crucial for linking diverse biological databases.
  • Current limitations include the lack of a unified database for name verification.
  • Ambiguity arises from multiple names for one organism and vice versa.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a tool for validating and accessing taxonomic names across multiple databases.
  • To address inconsistencies and ambiguities in organismal nomenclature.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the Taxonomic Search Engine (TSE) as a PHP web application.
  • Integrated data from ITIS, Index Fungorum, IPNI, NCBI, and uBIO.
  • Implemented "drill-down" queries and alternative spelling suggestions.

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Main Results:

  • The TSE consolidates information from various taxonomic databases into a uniform format.
  • It provides globally unique Life Science Identifiers (LSIDs) for taxonomic names.
  • The engine facilitates the retrieval of specific taxonomic records and metadata.

Conclusions:

  • The Taxonomic Search Engine demonstrates the efficacy of a federated approach for accessing taxonomic names.
  • It offers a practical solution for improving the accuracy and accessibility of biodiversity data.
  • The tool is available online for public use and further development.