Proceedings of TDWG : Conference Abstract
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Corresponding author: Pelin Yilmaz (pyilmaz@mpi-bremen.de)
Received: 18 Aug 2017 | Published: 18 Aug 2017
© 2017 Pelin Yilmaz
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Citation: Yilmaz P (2017) Metadata Standards for Genomic Sequence Data: Past and Future of MIxS Standards Family. Proceedings of TDWG 1: e20423. https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20423
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Data-intensive microbial (ecology) research requires approaches to organize information in logical formats to enable comparative studies, replication of experiments, and development of informatics tools. As the quantity and diversity of genomic data continues to increase at an exponential rate, it is imperative that these data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable through the use of a standard format. Since 2005, the Genomics Standards Consortium (GSC) operates an international open-membership working body of over 500 researchers from 15 countries promoting community-driven efforts for the reuse and analysis of contextual metadata describing the collected sample, the environment and/or the host, and sequencing methodologies and technologies. GSC’s development and implementation of Minimum Information Standards (MIxS) established a community-based mechanism for sharing genomic data through a common framework. The GSC’s suite of genomic standards (
omics data, microbial ecology, INSDC, checklist, standards
Pelin Yilmaz
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Group