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VGDB

General information

URL: http://athena.bioc.uvic.ca/genomes/index
Full name: Viral Genome DataBase
Description: The Viral Genome DataBase (VGDB) contains detailed information of the genes and predicted protein sequences from 15 completely sequenced genomes of large (&100 kb) viruses (2847 genes). The data that is stored includes DNA sequence, protein sequence, GenBank and user-entered notes, molecular weight (MW), isoelectric point (pI), amino acid content, A + T%, nucleotide frequency, dinucleotide frequency and codon use.
Year founded: 2000
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Country/Region: Canada

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Contact information

University/Institution: University of Victoria
Address: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, PO Box 3055, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada.
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Country/Region: Canada
Contact name (PI/Team): Chris Upton
Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): cupton@uvic.ca

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All databases:
4958/6278 (21.042%)
Gene genome and annotation:
1471/1785 (17.647%)
4958
Total Rank
19
Citations
0.792
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Created on: 2018-02-09
Curated by:
Dong Zou [2019-12-02]
Zhaohua Li [2018-02-24]
Pei Wang [2018-02-08]