A comprehensive view of the web-resources related to sericulture.
Recent progress in the field of sequencing and analysis has led to a tremendous spike in data and the development of data science tools. One of the outcomes of this scientific progress is development of numerous databases which are gaining popularity in all disciplines of biology including sericulture. As economically important organism, silkworms are studied extensively for their numerous applications in the field of textiles, biomaterials, biomimetics, etc. Similarly, host plants, pests, pathogens, etc. are also being probed to understand the seri-resources more efficiently. These studies have led to the generation of numerous seri-related databases which are extremely helpful for the scientific community. In this article, we have reviewed all the available online resources on silkworm and its related organisms, including databases as well as informative websites. We have studied their basic features and impact on research through citation count analysis, finally discussing the role of emerging sequencing and analysis technologies in the field of seri-data science. As an outcome of this review, a web portal named SeriPort, has been created which will act as an index for the various sericulture-related databases and web resources available in cyberspace.Database URL: http://www.seriport.in/.
Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Deepika
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Singh
Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Hasnahana
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Chetia
Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Debajyoti
D
Kabiraj
Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Swagata
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Sharma
Centre for Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics), Central University of South Bihar (CUSB), Patna 800014, India.
Anil
A
Kumar
Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University Institute of Science & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam 781014, India.
Pragya
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Sharma
Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University Institute of Science & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam 781014, India.
Manab
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Deka
Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India Mugagen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd, Technology Incubation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India ubora@iitg.ernet.in ubora@rediffmail.com.
Utpal
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Bora
D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000235:genetics*; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D020407:Internet