{"id":12052,"date":"2023-09-05T13:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=12052"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:06:33","slug":"bacterial-archaeal-reference-genomes-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/09\/05\/bacterial-archaeal-reference-genomes-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Available! Updated Bacterial and Archaeal Reference Genomes Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
An updated\u00a0bacterial and archaeal reference genome collection<\/a>\u00a0is available! This collection of 18,343 genomes was built by selecting exactly one genome assembly for each species among the 312,000+ prokaryotic genomes in RefSeq<\/a>, except for\u00a0E. coli<\/em>\u00a0for which two assemblies were selected as reference.<\/span><\/p>\n The criteria<\/a> for selecting the reference assembly for a given species include assembly contiguity and completeness and quality of the RefSeq annotation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We updated the\u00a0nucleotide BLAST RefSeq reference genomes database<\/a>\u00a0(fourth in the menu) as well as the database on the\u00a0Microbial Nucleotide BLAST page<\/a>\u00a0to reflect these changes. You can also run\u00a0BLAST searches against the proteins annotated on these reference genomes<\/a>\u00a0(second in the menu).<\/span><\/p>\n Follow us on social <\/span>@NCBI<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>join our mailing list<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to keep up to date with the bacterial and archaeal reference genomes collection\u202fand other NCBI news.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Please\u00a0reach out to us<\/a>\u00a0if you have questions or would like to provide feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An updated\u00a0bacterial and archaeal reference genome collection\u00a0is available! This collection of 18,343 genomes was built by selecting exactly one genome assembly for each species among the 312,000+ prokaryotic genomes in RefSeq, except for\u00a0E. coli\u00a0for which two assemblies were selected as reference. The criteria for selecting the reference assembly for a given species include assembly contiguity … Continue reading Now Available! Updated Bacterial and Archaeal Reference Genomes Collection<\/span> What\u2019s new?<\/h5>\n
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