title: Pristionchus.org: a genome-centric database of the nematode satellite species Pristionchus pacificus.
abstract: Comparative studies have been of invaluable importance to the understanding of evolutionary biology. The evolution of developmental programs can be studied in nematodes at a single cell resolution given their fixed cell lineage. We have established Pristionchus pacificus as a major satellite organism for evolutionary developmental biology relative to Caenorhabditis elegans, the model nematode. Online genomic information to support studies in this satellite system can be accessed at http://www.pristionchus.org. Our web resource offers diverse content covering genome browsing, genetic and physical maps, similarity searches, a community platform and assembly details. Content will be continuously improved as we annotate the P.pacificus genome, and will be an indispensable resource for P.pacificus genomics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolutionary Biology, Max-Planck-Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstrasse 35-37, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. christoph.dieterich@tuebingen.mpg.de
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dieterich
authors.forename: Waltraud
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Roeseler
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sobetzko
authors.forename: Ralf J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sommer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D049751:Genome, Helminth; D023281:Genomics; D020407:Internet; D009348:Nematoda / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014584:User-Computer Interface