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An Introduction to Pathogen Data at NCBI

This workshop was offered virtually on July 27, 2023.

Workshop Duration:  2 hours

Content Difficulty:  Beginner

Target Audience:

This workshop is designed for beginners or people new to finding data at the NCBI website who are interested in finding data for a pathogenic virus, bacteria or fungus.

Workshop Description:

Over the years, NCBI has collected a vast amount of sequence information including from organisms considered pathogenic to others, including certain viruses, bacteria and fungi.  With all of the databases and tools available at NCBI, it is sometimes daunting to know where to start looking for and find data of interest. This workshop is for those interested in microbial or pathogen research and who are new to or would like a more structured way to find relevant data on the NCBI website.

In this workshop you will learn how to:
  • Identify pathogens based on isolate sequences.
  • Find, view and download genomic sequences and annotation data.
  • Create and download customized bulk genomic datasets
  • Assess and access additional pathogen-specific data through taxonomy links.
  • Explore specialty resources: NCBI Virus & Pathogen Detection Project sites.

Data Access Technology:  NCBI Website

NCBI Resources:  BLAST, Genome, NCBI Datasets, Taxonomy, BioProject, GEO, SRA, PubChem BioAssay, NCBI Virus, Pathogen

Last Reviewed: July 27, 2023