Enteropathogen Resource Integration Center (ERIC): bioinformatics support for research on biodefense-relevant enterobacteria

Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Jan;36(Database issue):D519-23. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm973. Epub 2007 Nov 13.

Abstract

ERIC, the Enteropathogen Resource Integration Center (www.ericbrc.org), is a new web portal serving as a rich source of information about enterobacteria on the NIAID established list of Select Agents related to biodefense-diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pestis. More than 30 genomes have been completely sequenced, many more exist in draft form and additional projects are underway. These organisms are increasingly the focus of studies using high-throughput experimental technologies and computational approaches. This wealth of data provides unprecedented opportunities for understanding the workings of basic biological systems and discovery of novel targets for development of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics. ERIC brings information together from disparate sources and supports data comparison across different organisms, analysis of varying data types and visualization of analyses in human and computer-readable formats.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / classification
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Biomedical Research
  • Bioterrorism
  • Computational Biology
  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • Databases, Genetic*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / genetics*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / prevention & control
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / therapy
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Genomics
  • Internet
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Proteomics
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Software
  • Systems Integration

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA Transposable Elements