VectorBase.org updates: bioinformatic resources for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens and related organisms.

Curr Opin Insect Sci

Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. Electronic address:

Published: April 2022

AI Article Synopsis

  • VectorBase.org is a free online platform within the VEuPathDB Bioinformatics Resource Center that offers extensive multi-omics and population biology data focused on arthropod vectors and invertebrates relevant to human health.
  • It features genomic data from various insects and a snail intermediate host, and provides user-friendly tools like the Search Strategy system and MapVEu for data exploration without needing programming skills.
  • Users can also upload and analyze their own data, such as transcriptomic sequences, and compare their findings with publicly available datasets within the platform.

Article Abstract

VectorBase (VectorBase.org) is part of the VEuPathDB Bioinformatics Resource Center, providing free online access to multi-omics and population biology data, focusing on arthropod vectors and invertebrates of importance to human health. VectorBase includes genomics and functional genomics data from bed bugs, biting midges, body lice, kissing bugs, mites, mosquitoes, sand flies, ticks, tsetse flies, stable flies, house flies, fruit flies, and a snail intermediate host. Tools include the Search Strategy system and MapVEu, enabling users to interrogate and visualize diverse 'omics and population-level data using a graphical interface (no programming experience required). Users can also analyze their own private data, such as transcriptomic sequences, exploring their results in the context of other publicly-available information in the database. Help Desk: help@vectorbase.org.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9133010PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2021.11.008DOI Listing

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