Nucleic Acids Research, 2005, Vol. 33, Database issue D325-D328
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Nucleic Acids Research, Vol. 33, Database issue © Oxford University Press 2005; all rights reserved
VFDB: a reference database for bacterial virulence factors
State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, Beijing 100052, China, 1 The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK and 2 National Center of Human Genome Research, Beijing 100176, China
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Received August 14, 2004; Revised and Accepted September 14, 2004
Bacterial pathogens continue to impose a major threat to public health worldwide in the 21st century. Intensified studies on bacterial pathogenesis have greatly expanded our knowledge about the mechanisms of the disease processes at the molecular level over the last decades. To facilitate future research, it becomes necessary to form a database collectively presenting the virulence factors (VFs) of various medical significant bacterial pathogens. The aim of virulence factor database (VFDB) (http://www.mgc.ac.cn/VFs/) is to provide such a source for scientists to rapidly access to current knowledge about VFs from various bacterial pathogens. VFDB is comprehensive and user-friendly. One can search VFDB by browsing each genus or by typing keywords. Furthermore, a BLAST search tool against all known VF-related genes is also available. VFDB provides a unified gateway to store, search, retrieve and update information about VFs from various bacterial pathogens.
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