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).