| URL: | http://www.argodb.org/ |
| Full name: | Antibiotic Resistance Genes Online |
| Description: | Antibiotic Resistance Genes Online (ARGO) is a database envisaging to collect & catalogue all the antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria. The current version of ARGO contains genes responsible for conferring resistance to Tetracycline, beta-lactams and Vancomycin. |
| Year founded: | 2005 |
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| Accessibility: |
Accessible
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| Country/Region: | India |
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| University/Institution: | Birla Institute of Technology & Science |
| Address: | Center for Biotechnology, Biological Sciences Group, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani-333031, India. |
| City: | Pilani |
| Province/State: | Rajasthan |
| Country/Region: | India |
| Contact name (PI/Team): | Sanjay Kumar Verma |
| Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): | skverma@bits-pilani.ac.in |
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Antibiotic Resistance Genes Online (ARGO): a Database on vancomycin and beta-lactam resistance genes. [PMID: 17597841]
Vancomycin and beta-lactams are antibiotics that inhibit gram positive bacteria by interfering with cell wall synthesis. However, continuous use of antibiotics results in the emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains. Here, we describe ARGO, a database containing gene sequences conferring resistance to these two classes of antibiotics. It is designed as a resource to enhance research on the prevalence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes. ARGO is the first attempt to compile the resistance gene sequence data with state specific information. |