title: SubtiList: the reference database for the Bacillus subtilis genome.
abstract: SubtiList is the reference database dedicated to the genome of Bacillus subtilis 168, the paradigm of Gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria. Developed in the framework of the B.subtilis genome project, SubtiList provides a curated dataset of DNA and protein sequences, combined with the relevant annotations and functional assignments. Information about gene functions and products is continuously updated by linking relevant bibliographic references. Recently, sequence corrections arising from both systematic verifications and submissions by individual scientists were included in the reference genome sequence. SubtiList is based on a generic relational data schema and a World Wide Web interface developed for the handling of bacterial genomes, called GenoList. The World Wide Web interface was designed to allow users to easily browse through genome data and retrieve information according to common biological queries. SubtiList also provides more elaborate tools, such as pattern searching, which are tightly connected to the overall browsing system. SubtiList is accessible at http://genolist.pasteur.fr/SubtiList/. Similar bacterial databases are accessible at http://genolist.pasteur.fr/.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Génétique des Génomes Bactériens and Logiciels et Banques de Données, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France. moszer@pasteur.fr
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moszer
authors.forename: Louis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Cécilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fabry
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danchin
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D003628:Database Management Systems; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005544:Forecasting; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins