Repository details
GenBank
Name of repository
GenBank
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
GenBank® is a comprehensive database that contains publicly available nucleotide sequences for almost 260 000 formally described species. These sequences are obtained primarily through submissions from individual laboratories and batch submissions from large-scale sequencing projects, including whole-genome shotgun (WGS) and environmental sampling projects. Most submissions are made using the web-based BankIt or standalone Sequin programs, and GenBank staff assigns accession numbers upon data receipt. Daily data exchange with the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) and the DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) ensures worldwide coverage. GenBank is accessible through the NCBI Entrez retrieval system, which integrates data from the major DNA and protein sequence databases along with taxonomy, genome, mapping, protein structure and domain information, and the biomedical journal literature via PubMed. BLAST provides sequence similarity searches of GenBank and other sequence databases. Complete bimonthly releases and daily updates of the GenBank database are available by FTP.
Contact(s)
- support: info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- administrative: pubmedcentral@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
- RRID:nif-0000-02873
- RRID:SCR_002760
- other:OMICS_01650
- FAIRsharing:10.25504/FAIRsharing.9kahy4
Repository size
4.250.942.573.681 bases; 252.347.664 sequences;
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Institutions (5)
Additional name(s)
- INSDC
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- NCBI
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- NIH
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- NLM
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- DHHS
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (3)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (3)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- registration
Type of access to data
closed
Data licenses (2)
DataLicense
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (1)
Alerting services (1)
Type of alerting service
Remarks
Remarks
is covered by Elsevier. GenBank is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. GenBank is part of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration, which comprises the DNA DataBank of Japan (DDBJ), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), and GenBank at NCBI. These three organizations exchange data on a daily basis.
Entry date
2013-09-25
Last update
2025-08-01
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