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The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification

Field, Dawn; Garrity, George; Gray, Tanya; Morrison, Norman; Selengut, Jeremy; Sterk, Peter; Tatusova, Tatiana; Thomson, Nicholas; Allen, Michael J; Angiuoli, Samuel V; Ashburner, Michael; Axelrod, Nelson; Baldauf, Sandra; Ballard, Stuart; Boore, Jeffrey; Cochrane, Guy; Cole, James; Dawyndt, Peter; De Vos, Paul; dePamphilis, Claude; Edwards, Robert; Faruque, Nadeem; Feldman, Robert; Gilbert, Jack; Gilna, Paul; Gl?ckner, Frank Oliver; Goldstein, Philip; Guralnick, Robert; Haft, Dan; Hancock, David; Hermjakob, Henning; Hertz-Fowler, Christiane; Hugenholtz, Phil; Joint, Ian; Kagan, Leonid; Kane, Matthew; Kennedy, Jessie; Kowalchuk, George; Kottmann, Renzo; Kolker, Eugene; Kravitz, Saul; Kyrpides, Nikos; Leebens-Mack, Jim; Lewis, Suzanna E; Li, Kelvin; Lister, Allyson L; Lord, Phillip; Maltsev, Natalia; Markowitz, Victor; Martiny, Jennifer; Methe, Barbara; Mizrachi, Ilene; Moxon, Richard; Nelson, Karen; Parkhill, Julian; Proctor, Lita; White, Owen; Sansone, Susanna-Assunta; Spiers, Andrew;...

Authors

Dawn Field

George Garrity

Tanya Gray

Norman Morrison

Jeremy Selengut

Peter Sterk

Tatiana Tatusova

Nicholas Thomson

Michael J Allen

Samuel V Angiuoli

Michael Ashburner

Nelson Axelrod

Sandra Baldauf

Stuart Ballard

Jeffrey Boore

Guy Cochrane

James Cole

Peter Dawyndt

Paul De Vos

Claude dePamphilis

Robert Edwards

Nadeem Faruque

Robert Feldman

Jack Gilbert

Paul Gilna

Frank Oliver Gl�ckner

Philip Goldstein

Robert Guralnick

Dan Haft

David Hancock

Henning Hermjakob

Christiane Hertz-Fowler

Phil Hugenholtz

Ian Joint

Leonid Kagan

Matthew Kane

George Kowalchuk

Renzo Kottmann

Eugene Kolker

Saul Kravitz

Nikos Kyrpides

Jim Leebens-Mack

Suzanna E Lewis

Kelvin Li

Allyson L Lister

Phillip Lord

Natalia Maltsev

Victor Markowitz

Jennifer Martiny

Barbara Methe

Ilene Mizrachi

Richard Moxon

Karen Nelson

Julian Parkhill

Lita Proctor

Owen White

Susanna-Assunta Sansone

Andrew Spiers

Robert Stevens

Paul Swift

Chris Taylor

Yoshio Tateno

Adrian Tett

Sarah Turner

David Ussery

Bob Vaughan

Naomi Ward

Trish Whetzel

Ingio San Gil

Gareth Wilson

Anil Wipat



Abstract

With the quantity of genomic data increasing at an exponential rate, it is imperative that these data be captured electronically, in a standard format. Standardization activities must proceed within the auspices of open-access and international working bodies. To tackle the issues surrounding the development of better descriptions of genomic investigations, we have formed the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC). Here, we introduce the minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification with the intent of promoting participation in its development and discussing the resources that will be required to develop improved mechanisms of metadata capture and exchange. As part of its wider goals, the GSC also supports improving the 'transparency' of the information contained in existing genomic databases.

Citation

Field, D., Garrity, G., Gray, T., Morrison, N., Selengut, J., Sterk, P., Tatusova, T., Thomson, N., Allen, M. J., Angiuoli, S. V., Ashburner, M., Axelrod, N., Baldauf, S., Ballard, S., Boore, J., Cochrane, G., Cole, J., Dawyndt, P., De Vos, P., dePamphilis, C., …Wipat, A. (2008). The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification. Nature Biotechnology, 26, 541-547. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1360

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2008
Deposit Date Apr 3, 2014
Print ISSN 1087-0156
Electronic ISSN 1546-1696
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Pages 541-547
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1360
Keywords Genomic data; Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC); minimum information genome sequence (MIGS);
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6721
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt1360



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