Repository details

VectorBase

Name of repository
VectorBase
Additional name(s)
  • Bioinformatics Resource for Invertebrate Vectors of Human Pathogens
Repository URL
https://www.vectorbase.org/
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
  • info@vectorbase.org
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
  • RRID:nif-0000-03624
  • OMICS_03146
  • FAIRsharing_doi:10.25504/FAIRsharing.3etvdn
  • MIR:00000232
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.vectorbase.org/about
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
Institution name
Bioinformatics Resource Centers
Additional name(s)
  • BRC
Contact(s)
  • alison.yao@nih.gov
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute
Additional name(s)
  • EMBL-EBI
Country
European Union
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Imperial College London
Country
United Kingdom
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Additional name(s)
  • NIAID
Contact(s)
  • yaoal@niaid.nih.gov
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
University of Notre Dame
Contact(s)
  • frank@nd.edu
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (3)

Policy Name
Data submission and access
Policy Name
NIH Sharing Policies
Policy Name
NIAID/DMID Data Sharing and Release Guidelines

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
embargoed

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
Public Domain
DataLicense
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 access
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://www.vectorbase.org/faqs/how-cite-vectorbase
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (2)

API type
FTP
API type
REST

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard name
Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas
Metadata standard scheme
DCC

Alerting services (1)

Type of alerting service
RSS

Remarks

Remarks
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. At PathogenPortal http://www.pathogenportal.org/portal/portal/PathPort/Home a search over all BRCs is possible. Vectorbase uses DMID Metadata Standards GSCID/BRC http://www.niaid.nih.gov/labsandresources/resources/dmid/metadata/Pages/default.aspx
Entry date
2014-08-04
Last update
2019-02-13
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re3data.org: VectorBase; editing status 2019-02-13; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3CK6B last accessed: 2023-06-03