The Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD) V.5: a Metadata Management System Based on a Four Level (meta)genome Project Classification

Overview

Journal Nucleic Acids Res

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2014 Oct 29

PMID 25348402

Citations 162

Authors

T B K Reddy

Alex D Thomas

Dimitri Stamatis

Jon Bertsch

Michelle Isbandi

Jakob Jansson

Jyothi Mallajosyula

Ioanna Pagani

Elizabeth A Lobos

Nikos C Kyrpides

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Abstract

The Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD; http://www.genomesonline.org) is a comprehensive online resource to catalog and monitor genetic studies worldwide. GOLD provides up-to-date status on complete and ongoing sequencing projects along with a broad array of curated metadata. Here we report version 5 (v.5) of the database. The newly designed database schema and web user interface supports several new features including the implementation of a four level (meta)genome project classification system and a simplified intuitive web interface to access reports and launch search tools. The database currently hosts information for about 19,200 studies, 56,000 Biosamples, 56,000 sequencing projects and 39,400 analysis projects. More than just a catalog of worldwide genome projects, GOLD is a manually curated, quality-controlled metadata warehouse. The problems encountered in integrating disparate and varying quality data into GOLD are briefly highlighted. GOLD fully supports and follows the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) Minimum Information standards.

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