Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

The MicrobesOnline Web site for comparative genomics.

Eric J Alm¹, Katherine H Huang, Morgan N Price

¹Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.

Genome Research

|July 7, 2005

Summary

MicrobesOnline offers free, web-based comparative genomic tools for prokaryotes, aiding research with operon predictions and genome analysis. This platform supports microbial genomics by providing accessible data and analysis functionalities for the scientific community.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Association between blenderized tube feeds and differential oropharynx, stomach, and stool microbiome signatures relative to conventional formula feeds in children fed via enteral tube: A cross-sectional study.

JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition·2026

Same author

<i>Blautia wexlerae</i> Transforms Dietary Fatty Acids to Activate Enteroendocrine Signaling and Improve Metabolic Health in Mice and Humans.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2026

Same author

The WalRK two-component system in <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> ensures robustness of secondary wall polymer attachment.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2026

Same author

An integrated framework for early detection and transmissibility assessment of emerging variants in wastewater.

International journal of hygiene and environmental health·2026

Same author

Origin of replication discovery for environmentally isolated <i>Pantoea</i> strain enables expression of heterologous proteins, pathways and products.

iScience·2026

Same author

Mapping population immunity: How protease and antibody fragmentation shape wastewater findings.

Water research·2026

Area of Science:

Microbial genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology

Background:

Hundreds of microbial genomes are sequenced, with more in progress.
Comparative genomics is crucial for understanding microbial life.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce MicrobesOnline, a suite of web-based comparative genomic tools.
To facilitate multispecies comparisons among prokaryotes.

Main Methods:

Development of a publicly available, web-based platform.
Integration of tools for operon and regulon predictions.
Inclusion of multispecies genome and Gene Ontology browsers.
Comparative KEGG metabolic pathway viewer and Bioinformatics Workbench.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

MicrobesOnline provides operon and regulon predictions.
Features include multispecies genome and Gene Ontology browsers.
Comparative pathway analysis and sequence analysis tools are available.

Conclusions:

MicrobesOnline is a valuable, freely accessible resource for microbial genomics research.
The platform supports in-depth sequence analysis and gene of interest tracking.
Facilitates comparative genomic studies across multiple prokaryotic species.