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Data mining parasite genomes: haystack searching with a computer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

D. LAWSON
Affiliation:
Pathogen Sequencing Unit, The Sanger Centre, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK

Abstract

A number of genomes of parasitic organisms are presently being sequenced in the public domain, including Plasmodium falciparum, Leishmania major and Trypanosoma brucei with the likelihood of at least expressed sequence tag (EST) projects for several filarial and apicomplexan species. The early and timely release of sequence data to the community via the World Wide Web (www), and the public databases, (EMBL and GENBANK), forms an invaluable resource. Data mining, or ‘haystack searching’ this resource is becoming more fruitful to all members of the scientific community as the volume of data, diversity of genomes sampled, and accessibility increase.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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