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ArticleDatabase : the journal of biological databases and curation2025

StrainInfo-the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers.

Artur Lissin, Isabel Schober, Julius F Witte, Helko Lüken, Adam Podstawka, Julia Koblitz, Boyke Bunk, Peter Dawyndt, Peter Vandamme, Paul de Vos and 2 more

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Article in Database : the journal of biological databases and curation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Artur LissinLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-3729-1533
Isabel SchoberLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4894-1913
Julius F WitteLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-9790-9097
Helko LükenLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Adam PodstawkaLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Julia KoblitzLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7260-2129
Boyke BunkLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Peter DawyndtDepartment of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 - S9, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Peter VandammeLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Paul de VosLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Jörg OvermannLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Lorenz C ReimerLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7805-0660

Funding

German Research Foundation 460129525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Throughout scientific literature and databases, microbial strains are often distinguished using either non-standardized designations or one of several available culture collection numbers. The fact that different sources use different strain identifiers to describe the same strain significantly impedes the findability, reusability, and integration of published information, and also affects the reproducibility of results. In order to ensure the traceability of microbial strains, the new StrainInfo database presented in this work was developed based on the defunct StrainInfo.net portal to re-establish and further develop this important service for the collection and matching of all existing identifiers of microbial strains. New data is collected, standardized, and integrated from culture collection catalogues, sequence databases as well as the scientific literature. A new interface provides easy access to the identifiers, their interrelations, associated information, as well as links to additional data. To improve and encourage the referencing and linking of microbial strain data, StrainInfo has introduced the Digital Object Identifier as a persistent identifier for strains. Database URL: https://straininfo.dsmz.de/.

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