Repository details

VectorBase

Name of repository
VectorBase
Additional name(s)
  • Bioinformatics Resource for Invertebrate Vectors of Human Pathogens
Repository URL
https://vectorbase.org/vectorbase/app
Subject(s)
Description
VectorBase provides data on arthropod vectors of human pathogens. Sequence data, gene expression data, images, population data, and insecticide resistance data for arthropod vectors are available for download. VectorBase also offers genome browser, gene expression and microarray repository, and BLAST searches for all VectorBase genomes. VectorBase Genomes include Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae, Culex quinquefasciatus, Ixodes scapularis, Pediculus humanus, Rhodnius prolixus. VectorBase is one the Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRC) projects which is funded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID).
Contact(s)
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://vectorbase.org/vectorbase/app/static-content/about.html
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Dates

Started
2005

Institutions (2)

Institution name
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
End date of responsibility
2024
Institution name
VEuPathDB
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy name
Data Access Policy

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
restricted
Database access restriction type
  • registration
  • feeRequired

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
embargoed
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
  • feeRequired

Data licenses (2)

Data license
Public Domain
Data license
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Data Submission and Release Policy
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://vectorbase.org/vectorbase/app/static-content/about.html#about_citing
Enhanced publication
yes
Quality measure(s)

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
REST
Url
https://vectorbase.org/vectorbase/app/static-content/content/VectorBase/webServices.html

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard
Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas

Remarks

Remarks
NIAID funding for Vectorbase as part of a Bioinformatics Resource Center ended in 2024. The repository continues to be maintained and operated by a dedicated team with the aid of community efforts and various sources of funding, including a subscription model for database and data access. University of Notre Dame is one of four Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) awarded by NIAID to provide data, tools and services which can be accessed through publicly available sites. Other repositories from BRCs are: EuPathDB, ViPR, IRD, PATRIC.
Entry date
2014-08-04
Last update
2026-05-28
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re3data.org: VectorBase; editing status 2026-05-28; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3CK6B last accessed: 2026-06-27