📣BacDive API Update
Version 2 for the BacDive API endpoints ⌨️ has been introduced due to changes in the structure of the Genome Sequences data.
‼️We recommend migrating as new data added in latest, and upcoming, releases is only available through the BacDive API v2!
👉 api.bacdive.dsmz.de
💬“LPSN is a key source of information on the nomenclature of prokaryotes and associated data – it helps researchers stay informed about the constantly proposed new bacterial names.”
#LPSN 🦠 is our newest #ELIXIR core data resource 🥳.
If you are not using it yet, check it out now 👉 lpsn.dsmz.de
What does PVDive offer❓
A quick and efficient access to data related to plant viruses and their plant hosts, including
🌱🦠 data on plant virus isolates,
🧬🖥️ curated viral genomes in a genome browser,
🌐 links to relevant external resources,
🔍 advanced information search.
Check it out now! 😎
Try out our new plant virus resource PVDive!
📣New database resource📣
We are delighted to announce a new addition to #DSMZDigitalDiversity.
Together with the #PlantVirology Department at @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social, we have developed a new tool dedicated to plant viruses.🌱🦠
The 1st prototype of PVDive is now available online!
👉 pvdive.dsmz.de
🥳 #LPSN has been selected as an ELIXIR Core Data Resource! 🎉
LPSN, which provides comprehensive information on the nomenclature of prokaryotes, is now recognized by @elixir-europe.org as one of Europe’s major life science data services.
👉 elixir-europe.org/news/CDR-sel...
Job offer
📣 Open position: We are looking for a new #ScientificLead for the #SILVA database 🧬🖥️
The scientific lead will be responsible for guiding the development of this important resource and for curating the SILVA taxonomy🌳and more!
👉 www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/...
Read and share ‼️
#sciencejobs 🦠🧪
BacDive is celebrating surpassing the 100,000 strain mark!
The 2025 #BacDive 🦠 release is now online.
🎉🥳 The database now contains information on more than 100,000 strains 🧫.
For this update, new data provided by @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social and information on type strains of newly described species from the #LPSN database were added.
The first BacDive website in 2012 and the current design.
✨With this update, #BacDive additionally receives a new look 🖥️.
The new website, which had been in beta test phase for the last six months, adopts the shared modern design of @dsmzd3.bsky.social, which offers users an intuitive navigation and more clearly structured strain detail pages.
The new genome browser tool.
🧬 #BacDive is also taking a long-awaited leap into the world of genomics with the debut of a genome browser 🔎🖥️.
For the first time, BacDive now displays genomic information. The genome browser feature lists and visualizes #Bakta annotations of #INSDC genome assemblies.
We are currently not planning to record the workshop.
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We are de.NBI & ELIXIR-DE, came together for our All Hands 2025! #deNBI2025 #ELIXIRDE #AllHands
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📣 Open position: We are looking for a new #ScientificLead for the #SILVA database 🧬🖥️
📣 Open position: We are looking for a new #ScientificLead for the #SILVA database 🧬🖥️
You will be responsible for guiding the development of this important resource and for curating the SILVA taxonomy🌳and more!
👉 www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/...
Read and share ‼️
#sciencejobs 🦠🧪 #career #taxonomy
🧬🖥️SILVA in 2026: a global core biodata resource for rRNA within the DSMZ digital diversity
📑The new publication about the #SILVA database for the #NAR database issue is now online.
👉 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
This year's #SILVA 🧬 online workshop will take place on 🗓️ 11th December, at 3pm CET.
📣 Workshop announcement: This year's #SILVA 🧬 online workshop will take place on 🗓️ 11th December, at 3pm CET.
The #SILVA team will inform about the upcoming release, the new website design 🖥️, and more!
Write to contact@arb-silva.de to receive the Zoom login details
#science #FAIRdata 🧫🧪
Many thanks to @elixir-europe.org for an incredibly productive week at #BioHackEU25 🖥️: full of learning, new collaborations, and plenty of fun on top!
14.11.2025 11:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Agenda: 1. Introduction 2. The new website design 3. The new genome browser
This year's #BacDive workshop will take place on 24th November 2025, 3 - 5 PM CET online!
We are especially looking forward to the opportunity to answer your questions, and hear your feedback and ideas. 🦠🧬.
Write to training@bacdive.de to receive the Zoom login details 🖥️.
🚨Check out the new #BRENDA 🧪 publication in #NAR🧬🖥️!
07.11.2025 11:08 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
✔️Just published:
#TYGS and #LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource 🧬🖥️ for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes 🦠 within #DSMZDigitalDiversity
👉 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
📑In collaboration with #LPSN, the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes has compiled a list of recommended names for bacteria of medical importance 🧫⚕️.
Follow the link to read the report.
🔗https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.006943
Thank you, #Global Biodata Coalition for the organization, to give us the opportunity to get to know the other GCBRs, including inspiring discussions, new ideas and that we all are facing similar challenges. We, #Bacdive, #SILVA, and #BRENDA from the @dsmzd3.bsky.social had a great time here.
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That’s a wrap! 🎉 The NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2025 ended with inspiring keynotes, exciting panels, engaging posters & workshops – and above all, a strong community spirit.
🙏 Huge thanks to all participants and our community for 3 days of knowledge-sharing and collaboration.
🚀 NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2025 – Day 1 & 2!
Highlights included:
🎤 A thought-provoking keynote by Alexandre Smirnov
💬 A lively panel discussion on bridging lab practices and scientific publishing
🤝 Engaging networking and community exchange session. Stay tuner for day 3!
❗New publication📑
Read all about #StrainInfo - the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers 🧫🖥️
👉 academic.oup.com/database/art...
#DSMZDigitalDiversity #science 🧪 #databases #FAIRdata @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social 🧬
Screenshot of the new SILVA website
🖥️ New design for #SILVA
#SILVA 🧬 joined @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social 🧫 and the @dsmzd3.bsky.social in 2023. This is now also visible on the redesigned website 🖌️, which has been restructured reorganized in a first step towards an improved and modernized #SILVA!
Try it out at www.arb-silva.de
BRENDA SPARQL Endpoint
A first prototype of a knowledge graph has been released and is now accessible through a newly established SPARQL endpoint: lnkd.in/eg_ZfTMY
The graph is based on the @dsmzd3.bsky.social Ontology and currently supports integration efforts within the @dsmzd3.bsky.social Hub.
A new BRENDA Pathway Summary Page has been developed, accessible via links on enzyme and ligand summary pages as well as through the overview map. Each page organizes key information into distinct tabs for clarity and ease of use. An example is the Entner–Doudoroff pathway.
@dsmzd3.bsky.social
Thanks for a great #ECCOXLIII @westerdijkinst.bsky.social 🍄🟫. We enjoyed meeting colleagues from culture collections around Europe 🧫🇪🇺 On tuesday, Lorenz Reimer presented the upcoming Strain Discovery Database 🖥 that is being developed within the #Bioindustry4.0 project.
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