Ensembl Trace Server

 
 
                

Ensembl Trace Server

The Ensembl trace repository provides a permanent archive for single-pass DNA sequencing reads and associated traces and quality values. These data come from whole-genome shotgun projects, EST projects, and other large-scale sequencing projects. Data is regularly exchanged with the NCBI trace archive.

Current services include the ability to examine individual reads by name, to search the whole archive or subsets of the archive with another DNA sequence using SSAHA (a fast sequence search) and to download sets of read sequences in fasta format and associated quality values by FTP.

Requests for large data sets of complete trace information to be sent by tape should be made to trace-request@ensembl.org



Trace Totals

The trace repository currently contains 1,910,538,513 traces from 1513 species. [trace statistics]

Use the search boxes to retrieve a count of traces summarised by species (e.g. Mus musculus), trace sequencing centre (e.g. SC), or trace type (e.g. WGS). Search terms can contain wildcards (e.g. Mus.*).



Weekly Additions

In the week ending 02-Jul-09 504,035 traces from 74 species were added to the repository.

The 10 species with the most traces added this week are:

Sus scrofa 127,841
Prunus persica 66,516
Ochotona princeps 39,980
Homo sapiens 34,457
Dickeya dadantii Ech703 32,375
Danio rerio 21,119
Monodelphis domestica 18,440
Mustela putorius furo 17,429
Dengue virus 17,426
Artificial sequence 15,266


Data Release Policy

No restrictions are imposed on access to, or use of, the data provided. See Wellcome Trust and NHGRI statements in full.

The WTSI provide these data in good faith, but make no warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for any purpose for which they are used.



Trace Submissions

To submit traces to this repository, please e-mail trace-submission@ensembl.org to make logistical arrangements. For submissions, please follow the exchange method described at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Traces/trace.cgi?cmd=show&f=rfc_b&m=doc&s=rfc_b