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Improving interoperability between microbial information and sequence databases.

Paolo Romano1, Peter Dawyndt, Francesca Piersigilli

  • 1Bioinformatics and Structural Proteomics, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, I-16132, Genova, Italy. paolo.romano@istge.it

BMC Bioinformatics
|December 15, 2005
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This study successfully linked biological resource data from Common Access to Biological Resources and Information (CABRI) with the EMBL Data Library. This integration enhances access to vital microbial resources for biomedical research.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Biotechnology
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Biological resources are crucial for biomedical research and are often accessed via online catalogs.
  • Common Access to Biological Resources and Information (CABRI) aggregates data from 28 European culture collections.
  • Integrating biological resource data with bioinformatics databases improves visibility and accessibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish cross-references between CABRI catalogs and the EMBL Data Library.
  • To overcome annotation, indexing, and compilation challenges in linking diverse biological databases.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented a Search/Sequence retrieval system (SRS) site integrating EMBL and CABRI catalogs.
  • Utilized ad-hoc indexing script modifications for homogeneous index keys.

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  • Employed SRS link features to identify and validate cross-references between databases.

    • Main Results:

    • Successfully identified approximately 67,500 valid cross-references between CABRI and EMBL.
    • Integrated these cross-references into the EMBL Data Library for distribution.
    • Enabled HTML links from EMBL to the CABRI network service for seamless access.

    Conclusions:

    • Established links improve access to high-quality microorganisms, benefiting biomedical research.
    • The developed cross-references provide a foundation for linking CABRI with other bioinformatics databases.
    • This integration model can guide the merging of genetic and empirical data for biological resources.