Feeney, MA, Newitt, JT, Addington, E et al. (41 more authors) (2022) ActinoBase: tools and protocols for researchers working on Streptomyces and other filamentous actinomycetes. Microbial Genomics, 8 (7). 000824. ISSN 2057-5858
Abstract
Actinobacteria is an ancient phylum of Gram-positive bacteria with a characteristic high GC content to their DNA. The ActinoBase Wiki is focused on the filamentous actinobacteria, such as Streptomyces species, and the techniques and growth conditions used to study them. These organisms are studied because of their complex developmental life cycles and diverse specialised metabolism which produces many of the antibiotics currently used in the clinic. ActinoBase is a community effort that provides valuable and freely accessible resources, including protocols and practical information about filamentous actinobacteria. It is aimed at enabling knowledge exchange between members of the international research community working with these fascinating bacteria. ActinoBase is an anchor platform that underpins worldwide efforts to understand the ecology, biology and metabolic potential of these organisms. There are two key differences that set ActinoBase apart from other Wiki-based platforms: [1] ActinoBase is specifically aimed at researchers working on filamentous actinobacteria and is tailored to help users overcome challenges working with these bacteria and [2] it provides a freely accessible resource with global networking opportunities for researchers with a broad range of experience in this field.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | actinobacteria, antibiotics, BGCs, CRISPR, specialised metabolites, Streptomyces |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BBSRC (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) BB/T008075/1 BBSRC (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) BB/T014962/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2022 11:14 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:57 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Microbiology Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1099/mgen.0.000824 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185696 |