BuchneraBase is a database designed to encapsulate and reference information
obtained from the complete genome sequence of the gamma-proteobacterium
Buchnera aphidicola APS, as sequenced and annotated by
Shigenobu et al., (2000).
Buchnera aphidicola APS is the primary symbiotic bacterium in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
and its annotated gene content approximates to a subset of the gene content of the model bacterium
Escherichia coli. We have derived a high quality gene and functional annotation for Buchnera
sp. APS through cross referencing with our sister database
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BuchneraBASE also provides for cross-referencing to the genomes
of several further symbiotic bacteria for which full sequences are now
available:
We also include Mycoplasma genitalium, with the smallest
genome of an organism that can be grown in pure culture.
(Venter et al. 2006).
We have constructed BuchneraBASE to facilitate the post-genomic analysis of these bacteria, especially the genomic correlates of co-operative intracellular lifestyles.
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BuchneraBASE also provides for cross-referencing to the genomes
of several further symbiotic bacteria for which full sequences are now
available:
| Endosymbiont | Host | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| Buchnera sp. SG | Schizaphis graminum (aphid) | Tamas et al., 2002 |
| Buchnera sp. Bp | Baizongia pistacea (aphid) | van Ham et al., 2003 |
| Wigglesworthia glossinidia brevipalpis | Glossina brevipalpis (Tsetse fly) | Akman et al., 2002 |
| Blochmannia floridanus | Camponotus floridanus (carpenter ant) | Gill et al., 2003 |
| Blochmannia pennsylvanicus | Camponotus pennsylvanicus (carpenter ant) | Degnan et al., 2005 |
| Baumannia cicadellinicola | Homalodisca vitripennis (glassy winged sharpshooter) | Wu et al., 2005 |
| Buchnera sp. CC | Cinara cedri (aphid) | Pérez-Brocal et al., 2006 |
| Sodalis sp.* | Glossina (Tsetse) | Toh et al., 2006 |
We have constructed BuchneraBASE to facilitate the post-genomic analysis of these bacteria, especially the genomic correlates of co-operative intracellular lifestyles.
*Counts of the pseudogenes in the Sodalis genome are inaccurate at the moment, but this will be corrected shortly, as the annotation proceeds
BuchneraBASE is a collaborative project between the labs of Dr. Gavin Thomas and Prof. Angela Douglas. This new version of the database was re-engineered and developed by Dr. Peter Ashton of the York Biology Technology Facility.