Ratnasingham Sujeevan, Hebert Paul D N
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1.
Mol Ecol Notes. 2007 May 1;7(3):355-364. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01678.x.
The Barcode of Life Data System (bold) is an informatics workbench aiding the acquisition, storage, analysis and publication of DNA barcode records. By assembling molecular, morphological and distributional data, it bridges a traditional bioinformatics chasm. bold is freely available to any researcher with interests in DNA barcoding. By providing specialized services, it aids the assembly of records that meet the standards needed to gain BARCODE designation in the global sequence databases. Because of its web-based delivery and flexible data security model, it is also well positioned to support projects that involve broad research alliances. This paper provides a brief introduction to the key elements of bold, discusses their functional capabilities, and concludes by examining computational resources and future prospects.
生命条形码数据系统(bold)是一个信息学工作平台,有助于DNA条形码记录的采集、存储、分析和发布。通过整合分子、形态学和分布数据,它弥合了传统生物信息学的鸿沟。任何对DNA条形码感兴趣的研究人员都可以免费使用bold。通过提供专业服务,它有助于组装符合在全球序列数据库中获得条形码指定所需标准的记录。由于其基于网络的交付方式和灵活的数据安全模型,它也非常适合支持涉及广泛研究联盟的项目。本文简要介绍了bold的关键要素,讨论了它们的功能,并通过考察计算资源和未来前景得出结论。