The global catalogue of microorganisms 10K type strain sequencing project: closing the genomic gaps for the validly published prokaryotic and fungi species

Linhuan Wu, Kevin McCluskey, Philippe Desmeth, Shuangjiang Liu, Sugawara Hideaki, Ye Yin, Ohkuma Moriya, Takashi Itoh, Cha Young Kim, Jung-Sook Lee, Yuguang Zhou, Hiroko Kawasaki, Manzour Hernando Hazbón, Vincent Robert, Teun Boekhout, Nelson Lima, Lyudmila Evtushenko, Kyria Boundy-Mills, Boyke Bunk, Edward R B MooreLily Eurwilaichitr, Supawadee Ingsriswang, Heena Shah, Su Yao, Tao Jin, Jinqun Huang, Wenyu Shi, Qinglan Sun, Guomei Fan, Wei Li, Xian Li, Ipek Kurtböke, Juncai Ma

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Abstract

Genomic information is essential for taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional studies to comprehensively decipher the characteristics of microorganisms, to explore microbiomes through metagenomics, and to answer fundamental questions of nature and human life. However, large gaps remain in the available genomic sequencing information published for bacterial and archaeal species, and the gaps are even larger for fungal type strains. The Global Catalogue of Microorganisms (GCM) leads an internationally coordinated effort to sequence type strains and close gaps in the genomic maps of microorganisms. Hence, the GCM aims to promote research by deep-mining genomic data.

Original languageEnglish
JournalGigaScience
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 May 2018

Keywords

  • Bacteria/genetics
  • Fungi/genetics
  • Genomics/methods
  • Prokaryotic Cells/metabolism
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA/methods

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