How are PlantGDBs data stored and retrieved?
• Sequence data and metadata data are stored on our servers in three primary forms: 1) In MySQL databases which store metadata and links to other data types; 2) In multiFASTA-formatted sequence files, for sequence retrieval using FASTACMD; 3) In indices for BLAST and GeneSeqer analysis. • For more information about how to access and download PlantGDB sequence data, see FAQ categories ‘Plant Sequence and PUT assemblies’ and ‘Genome Browsers’ below.