Toward an online repository of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for (meta)genomic annotation.
The methodologies used to generate genome and metagenome annotations are diverse and vary between groups and laboratories. Descriptions of the annotation process are helpful in interpreting genome annotation data. Some groups have produced Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that describe the annotation process, but standards are lacking for structure and content of these descriptions. In addition, there is no central repository to store and disseminate procedures and protocols for genome annotation. We highlight the importance of SOPs for genome annotation and endorse an online repository of SOPs.
Angiuoli
Samuel V
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Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. sangiuoli@som.umaryland.edu
Gussman
Aaron
A
Klimke
William
W
Cochrane
Guy
G
Field
Dawn
D
Garrity
George
G
Kodira
Chinnappa D
CD
Kyrpides
Nikos
N
Madupu
Ramana
R
Markowitz
Victor
V
Tatusova
Tatiana
T
Thomson
Nick
N
White
Owen
O
D030541:Databases, Genetic / Q000592:standards*; D023281:Genomics; D020407:Internet; D009862:Online Systems / Q000592:standards*