ACDC: Amphibian Cytochrome-b Sequences from GenBank

A curated database of all Amphibia cytochrome-b sequences present on GenBank. The collection includes an R script to reproduce the curation workflow for other genes and species. The dataset was published by Matthijs P. van den Burg in Scientific Data.

Use Cases

• Perform phylogenetic analysis based on curated cytochrome-b sequences.
• Benchmark sequence alignment tools using a standardized amphibian gene dataset.
• Develop reproducible data curation pipelines using the provided R script.
• Study amphibian biodiversity and evolution using a global genetic marker.
• Validate new genomic analysis methods against a known, curated reference set.

Strengths

• Curated from GenBank records, a primary genomic data repository.
• Includes an R script for reproducible curation, enabling workflow extension.
• Published in Scientific Data with a DOI (10.1038/s41597-020-00598-9).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

GenBank

Collection Method

Reproducible curation workflow documented with an R script.

Geography

Global