(1) DEEB, IBLS, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK;(2) Department of Software, Technical University of Catalonia, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
Abstract:
Background
The NCBI taxonomy provides one of the most powerful ways to navigate sequence data bases but currently users are forced to formulate queries according to a single taxonomic classification. Given that there is not universal agreement on the classification of organisms, providing a single classification places constraints on the questions biologists can ask. However, maintaining multiple classifications is burdensome in the face of a constantly growing NCBI classification.
