title: Silkworm nucleotide databases--current trends and future prospects.
abstract: The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori serves as an ideal representative of lepidopteran species for a variety of scientific studies. As a result, databases have been created to organize information pertaining to the silkworm genome that is subject to constant updating. Of these, four main databases are important for store nucleotide information in the form of genomic data, ESTs and microsatelites. These databases also store data related to other lepidoptera and important insects, which help in insect biological research. Though a considerable amount of nucleotide data is currently available, there is a paucity of data related to silkworm and other lepidopteran proteins. Hence, the focus of this article is to present the current status of nucleotide databases of silkworm, avenues for improvement and possibilities for databases that could be created in the future.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Laboratory, Central Sericulture and Germplasm research Centre, P.O. Box: 34, Thally road, Hosur-635109, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koshy
authors.forename: Kangayam M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ponnuvel
authors.forename: Randhir K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: S M H
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Qadri