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Abarenkov K, Nilsson RH, Larsson KH, Taylor AS, May T, Frøslev TG, Pawlowska J, Lindahl B, Põldmaa K, Truong C, Vu D, Hosoya T, Niskanen T, Piirmann T, Ivanov F, Zirk A, Peterson M, Cheeke T, Ishigami Y, Jansson A, Jeppesen T, Kristiansson E, Mikryukov V, Miller J, Oono R, Ossandon F, Paupério J, Saar I, Schigel D, Suija A, Tedersoo L, Kõljalg U. The UNITE database for molecular identification and taxonomic communication of fungi and other eukaryotes: sequences, taxa and classifications reconsidered. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:D791-D797. [PMID: 37953409 PMCID: PMC10767974 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
Abstract
UNITE (https://unite.ut.ee) is a web-based database and sequence management environment for molecular identification of eukaryotes. It targets the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and offers nearly 10 million such sequences for reference. These are clustered into ∼2.4M species hypotheses (SHs), each assigned a unique digital object identifier (DOI) to promote unambiguous referencing across studies. UNITE users have contributed over 600 000 third-party sequence annotations, which are shared with a range of databases and other community resources. Recent improvements facilitate the detection of cross-kingdom biological associations and the integration of undescribed groups of organisms into everyday biological pursuits. Serving as a digital twin for eukaryotic biodiversity and communities worldwide, the latest release of UNITE offers improved avenues for biodiversity discovery, precise taxonomic communication and integration of biological knowledge across platforms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kessy Abarenkov
- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
| | - Karl-Henrik Larsson
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Box 1172 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
| | - Andy F S Taylor
- The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
| | - Tom W May
- Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
| | - Tobias Guldberg Frøslev
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
| | - Julia Pawlowska
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, ul. Zwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Soil and Environment, Box 7014, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Kadri Põldmaa
- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu, Estonia
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Camille Truong
- Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
| | - Duong Vu
- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands
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- Botany Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History, P.O.Box 7, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
| | - Timo Piirmann
- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Filipp Ivanov
- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Allan Zirk
- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Marko Peterson
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Tanya E Cheeke
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 9935, USA
| | - Yui Ishigami
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Arnold Tobias Jansson
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 453, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
| | - Thomas Stjernegaard Jeppesen
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
| | - Erik Kristiansson
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Vladimir Mikryukov
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Joseph T Miller
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
| | - Ryoko Oono
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
| | - Irja Saar
- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu, Estonia
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, Estonia
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
| | - Ave Suija
- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Leho Tedersoo
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, Estonia
| | - Urmas Kõljalg
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, Estonia
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