Biology Reference
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Chapter 10
Bioinformatics Resources for the
Study of Viruses at the Virginia
Bioinformatics Institute
Anjan Purkayastha
†
, Oswald Crasta
†
, J Dana
Eckart
‡
, Michael Czar*
,
†
, XJ Meng
§
,
Joao Setubal
†
and Bruno Sobral
†
Introduction
This chapter gives an overview of two bioinformatics resources that are
being developed at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) for the
study of pathogenic microorganisms, with a special focus on pathogens
listed as biodefense priority agents by the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID). The Pathosystems Resource Integration Center (PATRIC)
has been formed to provide a comprehensive and centralized annotation
resource for eight classes of human pathogens, including all sequenced
species, subspecies, strains and isolates. The Pathogen Portal (PathPort)
was established to provide the scientific community with an integrated
biological data analysis platform that includes multiple and diverse data
sets on microbial pathogens and a set of analysis tools.
*Corresponding author.
†
Virginia Bioinoformatics Institute, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
‡
AFLAC, Columbus, GA, USA.
§
VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic and State University,
Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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