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 1,746,519,595 traces from 1229 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 09-May-08 3,821,572 traces from 74 species were added to the repository.

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

Loxodonta africana 1,418,263
Homo sapiens 899,660
Aplysia californica 310,221
Nomascus leucogenys 296,092
Neurospora crassa 105,584
Sus scrofa 100,907
Streptomyces sp. Mg1 91,776
Zea mays 79,094
Saccoglossus kowalevskii 72,521
Akkermansia muciniphila ATCC BAA-835 48,073


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