- Source: VectorBase
VectorBase is one of the five Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRC) funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. VectorBase is focused on invertebrate vectors of human pathogens working with the sequencing centers and the research community to curate vector genomes (mainly genome annotation).
Genomes covered in the VectorBase database
Aedes aegypti
Anopheles gambiae
Culex quinquefasciatus
Ixodes scapularis
Pediculus humanus
Rhodnius prolixus
Tools available through the VectorBase site
Genome browser
Community annotation system
Microarray and gene expression repository
Controlled vocabularies for anatomy, insecticide resistance and vector-borne diseases (malaria and dengue fever)
BLAST searches for all covered genomes
See also
Vectors in epidemiology
References
External links
vectorbase.org
Bioinformatics Resource Centers The NIAID page describing the goals and activities of the BRCs
Pathogen Portal Hub site for the five BRCs; provides summary information
VectorBase genome browsers
Aedes aegypti genome browser at VectorBase
Anopheles gambiae genome browser at VectorBase
Culex quinquefasciatus genome browser at VectorBase
Ixodes scapularis genome browser at VectorBase
Pediculus humanus genome browser at VectorBase
Rhodnius prolixus genome browser at VectorBase