Toward an Online Repository of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for (Meta)genomic Annotation

Abstract

Abstract The methodologies used to generate genome and metagenome annotations are diverse and vary between groups and laboratories. Descriptions of the annotation process are helpful in interpreting genome annotation data. Some groups have produced Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that describe the annotation process, but standards are lacking for structure and content of these descriptions. In addition, there is no central repository to store and disseminate procedures and protocols for genome annotation. We highlight the importance of SOPs for genome annotation and endorse an online repository of SOPs.

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Affiliated Institutions

• University of Maryland, College Park US
• European Bioinformatics Institute GB
• University of Maryland, Baltimore US
• J. Craig Venter Institute US
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory US
• Joint Genome Institute US
• Wellcome Sanger Institute GB
• Wellcome Trust GB
• Broad Institute US
• UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology GB
• National Center for Biotechnology Information US
• National Institutes of Health US
• Michigan State University US

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