BUSCO Datasets: Phylogenetic Marker Genes Across Archaea, Bacteria, Eukaryota, and Viruses

BUSCO Datasets are lineage-specific collections of HMM profiles for universal, single-copy marker genes, created by the Computational Evolutionary Genomics Group at the University of Geneva. The repository includes datasets across archaea, bacteria, eukaryota, and virus domains, along with data files for phylogenetic placement. The datasets are hosted on AWS Open Data and are licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.

Use Cases

• Assess genome assembly completeness based on the presence of universal, single-copy marker genes.
• Perform phylogenetic placement of an input assembly using the provided phylogenetic data files.
• Conduct comparative genomics studies across different domains of life using the clade-specific HMM profiles.

Strengths

• Datasets cover four major biological domains: archaea, bacteria, eukaryota, and viruses.
• Includes both HMM profiles for marker genes and data files for phylogenetic placement.
• Licensed under a clear, open license (Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Computational Evolutionary Genomics Group, University of Geneva

Collection Method

Likely compiled from genomic databases and research for use with the BUSCO software package.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

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