Report of the Workshop on Integration of Microbial Databases
CME is interested in any comments you may have about the contents of this report.
Please contact niels@vitro.cme.msu.edu with any questions or comments you may have.
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Goals
3.0 IMD Prototypes Demonstration
4.0 Recommended Activities
4.1 Organization and Administration
4.2 System Design and Implementation
4.3 Data to be Integrated
4.3.1 First Priority Data
a. Nomenclatural Database
b. Phylogenetic Trees
c. Phenotypic Data
4.3.2 Existing Databases
a. Publicly Accessible On-Line Databases
b. Independently Curated, Specific Databases
4.3.3 Databases Needing Development
a. ARDRA
b. Habitat
c. Databases Obtained with Commercial Test Kits or Systems
d. Images
4.3.4 Other Groups Which Have Microbial Strain Data
5.0 Federation Membership and Responsibilities
6.0 Workshop Participants
Mary Berlyn, Yale University
Lois Blaine, ATCC
John Breznak, Michigan State University
Tom Duncan, University of California, Berkeley
Larry Forney, Michigan State University
Bob Gherna, ATCC
John Holt, Bergey's Trust & Michigan State University
Micah Krichevsky, Bionomics International
Niels Larsen, RDP & Michigan State University
Rick Martin, Bergey's Trust & Michigan State University
Gary Olsen, RDP
Ross Overbeek, Argonne, DOE
Sakti Pramanik, Michigan State University
Joann Roskoski, National Science Foundation
Tom Schmidt, Michigan State University
Erko Stackebrandt, DSM
Jim Staley, Bergey's Trust and University of Washington
Oliver Strunk, University of Munich
Hideaki Sugawara, WDCM, Riken, Tokyo
Jim Tiedje, Michigan State University
John Urbance, Michigan State University
Marc Vancanneyt, University of Gent
7.0 Summary
More information about the integrated database project is available in insights, the CME Newsletter.
Return to CME Publications.