The ATCC genome portal: 3,938 authenticated microbial reference genomes.

The ATCC Genome Portal (AGP, https://genomes.atcc.org/) is a database of authenticated genomes for bacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses held in ATCC's biorepository.

Comparative Analysis and Data Provenance for 1,113 Bacterial Genome Assemblies.

The availability of public genomics data has become essential for modern life sciences research, yet the quality, traceability, and curation of these data have significant impacts on a broad range of microbial genomics research. While microbial genome databases such as NCBI's RefSeq database leverage the scalability of crowd sourcing for growth, genomics data provenance and authenticity of the source materials used to produce data are not strict requirements. Here, we describe the assembly of 1,113 bacterial genome references produced from authenticated materials sourced from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), each with full genomics data provenance relating to bioinformatics methods, quality control, and passage history.

The ATCC Genome Portal: Microbial Genome Reference Standards with Data Provenance.

Lack of data provenance negatively impacts scientific reproducibility and the reliability of genomic data. The ATCC Genome Portal (https://genomes.atcc.