BacDive
BacDive (The Bacterial Diversity Database) is the world’s largest knowledge base of standardized, strain-level bacterial and archaeal information. Recognized as both an ELIXIR Core Data Resource and a Global Core Biodata Resource, BacDive mobilizes and makes freely available research data from culture collections, species descriptions, and other curated sources. The database currently contains more than three million data points on over 100,000 strains, covering taxonomy, morphology, physiology, metabolism, origin, biosafety, sequence data, and cultivation.
Key benefits
Comprehensive strain-level information for more than 100,000 bacterial and archaeal strains
More than 1,000 standardized data fields across a broad range of biological and experimental topics
Manually curated data from species descriptions and international culture collections
Powerful search tools for identifying strains by phenotype, growth conditions, habitat, or isolation source
Programmatic access through a RESTful API and SPARQL endpoint
Recognized as an ELIXIR Core Data Resource and a Global Core Biodata Resource
Applications
Identification of strains with specific physiological or metabolic characteristics
Search for organisms isolated from particular environments or host-associated habitats
Selection of strains for cultivation and experimental studies
Comparative analysis of microbial traits and phenotypes
Linking strain-level information with sequence and biosafety data
Large-scale data retrieval and knowledge-graph-based analyses via API or SPARQL
Intended use
BacDive is intended for microbiologists, microbial ecologists, taxonomists, bioinformaticians, data scientists, and biotechnology researchers who require comprehensive and standardized information on bacterial and archaeal strains. It is particularly suited for users searching for strains with defined biological characteristics or integrating curated strain-level data into large-scale computational analyses.
Contact:
Website