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NCBI Influenza Virus Resource

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Name of repository
NCBI Influenza Virus Resource
Additional name(s)
  • NCBI Flu
  • Influenza Virus Database
Repository URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/FLU/Database/nph-select.cgi?go=database
Subject(s)
Description
This resource allows users to search for and compare influenza virus genomes and gene sequences taken from GenBank. It also provides a virus sequence annotation tool and links to other influenza resources: NIAID project, JCVI Flu, Influenza research database, CDC Flu, Vaccine Selection and WHO Flu. NOTE: In Fall 2024, NCBI plans to redirect the Influenza Virus Resource to NCBI Virus, possibly as soon as September. For most up-to-date and accurate virus data, see NCBI Virus https://www.re3data.org/repository/r3d100014322
Contact(s)
  • administrative: info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
> 700.000 sequences
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • institutional
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Dates

Started
2006
Closed
2025-02-05

Institutions (4)

Institution name
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Additional name(s)
  • NCBI
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
National Institutes of Health
Additional name(s)
  • NIH
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Additional name(s)
  • HHS
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
United States National Library of Medicine
Additional name(s)
  • NLM
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy name
NIH Public Access Policy

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (3)

Data license
other
Data license
Public Domain
Data license
Copyrights

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
open

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Submitting Influenza Virus Sequences to GenBank
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/viruses/variation/publications/
Enhanced publication
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
FTP
Url
ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/genomes/INFLUENZA/

Remarks

Remarks
NCBI influenza virus resource is also part of NCBI virus variation r3d100011005
Entry date
2014-05-13
Last update
2026-08-17
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re3data.org: NCBI Influenza Virus Resource; editing status 2026-08-17; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3S61C last accessed: 2026-08-19