Singh Deepika, Chetia Hasnahana, Kabiraj Debajyoti, Sharma Swagata, Kumar Anil, Sharma Pragya, Deka Manab, Bora Utpal
Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Centre for Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics), Central University of South Bihar (CUSB), Patna 800014, India.
Database (Oxford). 2016 Jun 15;2016. doi: 10.1093/database/baw086. Print 2016.
Recent progress in the field of sequencing and analysis has led to a tremendous spike in data and the development of data science tools. One of the outcomes of this scientific progress is development of numerous databases which are gaining popularity in all disciplines of biology including sericulture. As economically important organism, silkworms are studied extensively for their numerous applications in the field of textiles, biomaterials, biomimetics, etc. Similarly, host plants, pests, pathogens, etc. are also being probed to understand the seri-resources more efficiently. These studies have led to the generation of numerous seri-related databases which are extremely helpful for the scientific community. In this article, we have reviewed all the available online resources on silkworm and its related organisms, including databases as well as informative websites. We have studied their basic features and impact on research through citation count analysis, finally discussing the role of emerging sequencing and analysis technologies in the field of seri-data science. As an outcome of this review, a web portal named SeriPort, has been created which will act as an index for the various sericulture-related databases and web resources available in cyberspace.Database URL: http://www.seriport.in/.
测序与分析领域的最新进展导致数据量急剧增加以及数据科学工具的发展。这一科学进展的成果之一是众多数据库的开发,这些数据库在包括蚕桑学在内的所有生物学学科中都越来越受欢迎。作为具有经济重要性的生物,家蚕因其在纺织、生物材料、仿生学等领域的众多应用而被广泛研究。同样,寄主植物、害虫、病原体等也在被深入探究,以便更有效地了解蚕桑资源。这些研究催生了众多与蚕桑相关的数据库,对科学界极为有用。在本文中,我们回顾了所有关于家蚕及其相关生物的在线资源,包括数据库以及信息丰富的网站。我们通过引用计数分析研究了它们的基本特征及其对研究的影响,最后讨论了新兴测序与分析技术在蚕桑数据科学领域中的作用。作为此次综述的成果,创建了一个名为SeriPort的门户网站,它将作为网络空间中各种与蚕桑养殖相关的数据库和网络资源的索引。数据库网址:http://www.seriport.in/