Title

The Luxembourg database of trichothecene type B F. graminearum and F. culmorum producers

Authors

Affiliation

¹Department of Environmental Research and Innovation, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41, rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg.

²Institute for Sustainability Sciences, Research Division Grassland Sciences and Agro-Ecosystems, Agroscope, Zürich, Switzerland.

Email

matias.pasquali@list.lu; *Corresponding author

Article Type

Database

Date

Received December 05, 2015; Revised January 19 2016; Accepted January 19, 2016; Published January 31, 2016

Data specific to 486 strains belonging to Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum were manually collected from Luxembourg field monitoring campaigns between the year 2007 ad 2013. It is of interest to store such data in a web-enabled advanced databaseto help in epidemiological studies. Hence, we describe the design and development of a Fusarium database added to the Luxembourg Microbial Culture Collection (LuxMCC™) web interface at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST). The database has three main features: (1) filter search, (2) detailed viewer of isolate information, and (3) excel export function of the dataset. Information on fungal strains includes genetic chemotypes, data on selected agronomic factors and crop management issues with geographic localization. The database constitutes a rich source of data for addressing epidemiological issues related to these two species. It will be regularly updated with improved features for advancement and utility.

Citation

Piec et al. Bioinformation 12(1): 1-3 (2016)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.