| Viral sequence database |
∼45 000 sequences |
∼187 000 sequences |
| Bacterial sequence database |
∼4 million sequences |
∼9 million sequences, streamlined through CD-HIT filtering |
| Computing cluster |
32 CPU cores |
112 CPU cores |
| BLAST |
Legacy version 2.2.16 |
BLAST+ version 2.3.0+ |
| Cluster use optimization |
Rudimentary |
Smart partitioning of query sequences and target bacterial DB; optimized execution parameters |
| Front-end server |
Shared, single CPU |
50% faster, dedicated |
| Front-end website |
Perl and CGI |
Ruby on Rails |
| Genome viewer |
Adobe Flash |
JavaScript, AngularPlasmid and D3 |
| Queuing system |
Flat file |
Uses Sidekiq for threading submissions |
| Recall previous user submissions |
Bookmark page |
‘My Searches’ feature or bookmark |
| Pre-computed genome results for quick query searching |
0 |
>14 000 |
| Retrieve previously annotated genome results |
GenBank accession or GI number only |
GenBank accession, GI number, or full sequence |
| Metagenomic data handling |
NA |
Supported for contigs >2000 bp |
