TY - JOUR
T1 - Online databases for taxonomy and identification of pathogenic fungi and proposal for a cloud-based dynamic data network platform
AU - Prakash, Peralam Yegneswaran
AU - Irinyi, Laszlo
AU - Halliday, Catriona
AU - Chen, Sharon
AU - Robert, Vincent
AU - Meyer, Wieland
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - The increase in public online databases dedicated to fungal identification is noteworthy. This can be attributed to improved access to molecular approaches to characterize fungi, as well as to delineate species within specific fungal groups in the last 2 decades, leading to an ever-increasing complexity of taxonomic assortments and nomenclatural reassignments. Thus, well-curated fungal databases with substantial accurate sequence data play a pivotal role for further research and diagnostics in the field of mycology. This minireview aims to provide an overview of currently available online databases for the taxonomy and identification of human and animal-pathogenic fungi and calls for the establishment of a cloudbased dynamic data network platform.
AB - The increase in public online databases dedicated to fungal identification is noteworthy. This can be attributed to improved access to molecular approaches to characterize fungi, as well as to delineate species within specific fungal groups in the last 2 decades, leading to an ever-increasing complexity of taxonomic assortments and nomenclatural reassignments. Thus, well-curated fungal databases with substantial accurate sequence data play a pivotal role for further research and diagnostics in the field of mycology. This minireview aims to provide an overview of currently available online databases for the taxonomy and identification of human and animal-pathogenic fungi and calls for the establishment of a cloudbased dynamic data network platform.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02084-16
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02084-16
M3 - Article
C2 - 28179406
AN - SCOPUS:85016193487
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 55
SP - 1011
EP - 1024
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -