| URL: | http://www.psb.ugent.be/rRNA |
| Full name: | The European ribosomal RNA database. |
| Description: | This database compiles all complete or nearly complete SSU (small subunit) and LSU (large subunit) ribosomal RNA sequences. Sequences are provided in aligned format. The alignment takes into account the secondary structure information derived by comparative sequence analysis of thousands of sequences. Additional information such as literature references, taxonomy, secondary structure modles and nucleotide variability maps, is also available. |
| Year founded: | 2004 |
| Last update: | 2007 |
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| Country/Region: | Belgium |
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| University/Institution: | Ghent University |
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| Country/Region: | Belgium |
| Contact name (PI/Team): | Jan Wuyts |
| Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): | yves.vandepeer@psb.ugent.be |
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The European ribosomal RNA database. [PMID: 14681368]
The European ribosomal RNA database aims to compile all complete or nearly complete ribosomal RNA sequences from both the small (SSU) and large (LSU) ribosomal subunits. All sequences are available in aligned format. Sequence alignment is based on the secondary structure of the molecules, as determined by comparative sequence analysis. Additional information about the sequences, such as taxonomic classification of the organism from which they have been obtained, and literature references are also provided. In order to identify the closest relatives to newly determined sequences, BLAST searches can be performed, after which the best matching sequences are aligned and a phylogenetic tree is inferred. As of 2003, the European ribosomal RNA database is maintained at Ghent University (Belgium). The database can be consulted at http://www.psb.ugent.be/rRNA/. |