title: IMG: the Integrated Microbial Genomes database and comparative analysis system.
abstract: The Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) system serves as a community resource for comparative analysis of publicly available genomes in a comprehensive integrated context. IMG integrates publicly available draft and complete genomes from all three domains of life with a large number of plasmids and viruses. IMG provides tools and viewers for analyzing and reviewing the annotations of genes and genomes in a comparative context. IMG's data content and analytical capabilities have been continuously extended through regular updates since its first release in March 2005. IMG is available at http://img.jgi.doe.gov. Companion IMG systems provide support for expert review of genome annotations (IMG/ER: http://img.jgi.doe.gov/er), teaching courses and training in microbial genome analysis (IMG/EDU: http://img.jgi.doe.gov/edu) and analysis of genomes related to the Human Microbiome Project (IMG/HMP: http://www.hmpdacc-resources.org/img_hmp).
authors.affiliation: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, USA. VMMarkowitz@lbl.gov
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.forename: I-Min A
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Krishna
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authors.lastname: Palaniappan
authors.forename: Ken
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authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Ernest
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authors.lastname: Szeto
authors.forename: Yuri
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authors.lastname: Grechkin
authors.forename: Anna
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authors.lastname: Ratner
authors.forename: Biju
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authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Jinghua
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authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Peter
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authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Marcel
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authors.lastname: Huntemann
authors.forename: Iain
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authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Konstantinos
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authors.lastname: Mavromatis
authors.forename: Natalia N
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authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: Nikos C
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authors.lastname: Kyrpides
mesh_terms: D030541:Databases, Genetic; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000235:genetics; D020745:Genome, Archaeal; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D016679:Genome, Viral; D023281:Genomics; D010641:Phenotype; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D040901:Proteomics; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration