title: The Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD) v.5: a metadata management system based on a four level (meta)genome project classification.
abstract: The Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD; http://www.genomesonline.org) is a comprehensive online resource to catalog and monitor genetic studies worldwide. GOLD provides up-to-date status on complete and ongoing sequencing projects along with a broad array of curated metadata. Here we report version 5 (v.5) of the database. The newly designed database schema and web user interface supports several new features including the implementation of a four level (meta)genome project classification system and a simplified intuitive web interface to access reports and launch search tools. The database currently hosts information for about 19,200 studies, 56,000 Biosamples, 56,000 sequencing projects and 39,400 analysis projects. More than just a catalog of worldwide genome projects, GOLD is a manually curated, quality-controlled metadata warehouse. The problems encountered in integrating disparate and varying quality data into GOLD are briefly highlighted. GOLD fully supports and follows the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) Minimum Information standards.
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA tbreddy@lbl.gov.
authors.forename: T B K
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Alex D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stamatis
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bertsch
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isbandi
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Jyothi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mallajosyula
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Lobos
authors.affiliation: Prokaryotic Super Program, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nikos C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Kyrpides
mesh_terms: D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D023281:Genomics; D020407:Internet; D056186:Metagenomics