Controlled vocabulary for /db_xref qualifier

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See also db_xref at NCBI.

New qualifier was introduced in version 1.08 (December 1, 1995) of the Feature table definitions: /db_xref. This new qualifier serves as a vehicle for the linking of DNA sequence records to other external databases.

The text below outlines the format and the present list of allowed database cross references. Inquiries about the addition of other database types should be made to one of the collaborating databases, listed above.

Definition of /db_xref qualifier

Qualifier:    /db_xref="[database]:[identifier]"
Definition:   database cross-reference: pointer to related information in
              another database 
Scope:        all feature keys
Value format: "[database]:[identifier]" where [database] is the name of the
              database containing related information, and 
              [identifier] is the internal identifier of the related 
              information according to the naming conventions of the
              cross-referenced database.

For all [databases] types ‘Case’ is important. All databases member of the International Collaboration (DDBJ, ENA/EBI and GenBank/NCBI) may make recommendations for additions or removal of databases to this list at their convenience, and need not rely on the release cycle of the Feature Table documentation.

Database:

Description of database, and type with example(s).

Database

Description of database name in /db_xref qualifier

Full name

Full name of the database

Format

Format for /db_xref qualifier

Diff

Flag for any difference with the original site in the line.

Use

Yes: to be described by DDBJ submitters
No: not to be described by DDBJ submitters
Auto: not to be described by DDBJ submitters, described by the database

Presently the list includes: