IMG: the integrated microbial genomes database and comparative analysis system

Authors

• Victor M. Markowitz, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryFollow
• I-Min A. Chen, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryFollow
• Krishna Palaniappan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Ken Chu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Ernest Szeto, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Yuri Grechkin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Anna Ratner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Biju Jacob, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Jinghua Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Peter Williams, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
• Marcel Huntemann, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
• Iain Anderson, Department of Energy Joint Genome InstituteFollow
• Konstantinos Mavromatis, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
• Natalia N. Ivanova, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
• Nikos C. Kyrpides, Department of Energy Joint Genome InstituteFollow

Date of this Version

2012

Citation

Nucleic Acids Research, 2012, Vol. 40, Database issue D115–D122; doi:10.1093/nar/gkr1044

Abstract

The Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) system serves as a community resource for comparative analysis of publicly available genomes in a comprehensive integrated context. IMG integrates publicly available draft and complete genomes from all three domains of life with a large number of plasmids and viruses. IMG provides tools and viewers for analyzing and reviewing the annotations of genes and genomes in a comparative context. IMG’s data content and analytical capabilities have been continuously extended through regular updates since its first release in March 2005. IMG is available at http://img.jgi.doe.gov. Companion IMG systems provide support for expert review of genome annotations (IMG/ER: http://img.jgi.doe.gov/er), teaching courses and training in microbial genome analysis (IMG/EDU: http://img.jgi.doe.gov/edu) and analysis of genomes related to the Human Microbiome Project (IMG/HMP: http://www.hmpdacc-resources .org/img_hmp).