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The European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) taxonomy

Citation

Riviere S (2010). The European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) taxonomy. European Nucleotide Archive (EMBL-EBI). Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/avkgwm accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-23.

Description

The classification system for source biological organisms for all INSDC records is the NCBI Taxonomy. The ENA team work alongside taxonomists at the NCBI to ensure that all ENA records display the accepted organism name and classification hierarchy. NCBI Taxonomy covers the complete tree of life and also includes other types, such as synthetic constructs and environmental samples. However, it is an incomplete classification system in that it only considers taxa for data that are represented in INSDC records. Users should note that taxa are only displayed if at least one associated ENA record is available.

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Contacts

Stephane Riviere
originator
position: Biodiversity Informatician
European Bioinformatics Institute
European Nucleotide Archive
Hinxton
CB10 1SD
Cambridgeshire
GB
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 494587
email: sriviere@ebi.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/
Stephane Riviere
metadata author
position: Biodiversity Informatician
European Bioinformatics Institute
European Nucleotide Archive
Hinxton
CB10 1SD
Cambridgeshire
GB
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 494587
email: sriviere@ebi.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/
Stephane Riviere
administrative point of contact
position: Bioidversity Informatician
European Bioinformatics Institute
European Nucleotide Archive
Hinxton
CB10 1SD
Cambridgeshire
GB
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 494587
email: sriviere@ebi.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/
Guy Cochrane
administrative point of contact
position: ENA Group Leader
European Nucleotide Archive
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