BlueRemediomics partner EMBL has announced the release of an updated version of the MGnify Genomes marine catalogue. This latest release (v2.0) of the marine catalogue contains data from 1628 studies, including genomes from major sampling expeditions such as Tara Oceans, Malaspina, GO-Ship, and Geotraces, amongst others.
The inclusion of these new datasets result in a broad geographical distribution of samples represented in the catalogue.
The new data is available to access and query both through the MGnify website as well as via the MGnify API. The catalogue can be browsed as a list of genomes, with the ability to filter on metadata fields, or a taxonomic tree providing access to individual cluster representative genome records. Within the individual genome records there are comprehensive genome statistics, summaries of annotations, and an interactive genome browser allowing interrogation of the various annotation tracks and their genomic context.
BlueRemediomics Relevance
MGnify represents the center of BlueRemediomics activities as one of the world’s largest resources of analysed metagenomics and metatranscriptomics data including marine, spanning thousands of species. The aim of BlueRemediomics is to extend existing infrastructures to provide a fully integrated platform for functional characterisation of marine microbiomes suitable for bioprospecting, e.g. for the discovery of microbial community processes that can be employed for the upcycling of bioplastics, food waste reduction, and bioremediation of organic pollutants.