Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Assessing Phytophthora Database asavaluable global resourcesfor Phytophthoradiseases: A review

Sandeep Pandey

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The Phytophthora database (PD) has emerged as an important application of bioinformatics science to enhance rapid detection and diagnosis of Phytophthora spp., a highly virulent and globally distributed plant pathogen. The database (http;//www.phytophthoradb.org) consists of tools for searching, analyzing, archiving, owsing, storage, and submission of data related to the pathogen. BLAST search, ClustalW analysis and Virtual RFLP are the important functional tools that help in searching and analyzing the data. In general it aimed to generate the Global Phytophthora Network (GPN), detailed global distribution of its species, molecular diagnostic and informatics tools supporting the use of archived data for detection and identification, a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platform for visualizing the distribution and change of the pathogen in environmental and geospatial contexts for monitoring and managing the diseases. Moreover, the database is also designed with an option to make changes in genotype as per amount and type of data. This review highlights the important features and examines the potentiality of the database in regard to study the existence, diversity, monitoring and managing the pathogen at global scale.

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Sandeep Pandey Assessing Phytophthora Database as a valuable global resources for Phytophthora diseases: A review International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 8 August 2015

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