NRSub Release 10.1 (December 1997)

The release 10.1 of NRSub (the Non-Redundant Bacillus subtilis data base) is now available through anonymous FTP at:

The distribution includes:

• The flat version of NRSub in EMBL format (file NRSub.dat or NRSub.dat.Z).
• The NRSub database under ACNUC for UNIX computers. This part includes the sources of the Query program for line mode use.
• The binaries of the Query program for browsing the database. The architectures supported are: Sun under SunOS or Solaris, IBM RS/6000, DEC Alpha, Silicon Graphics, and HP/UX,
• The NRSub database under ACNUC for Macintosh computers. This archive includes a binary of Query that runs on 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes.

NRSub release 10.1 contains a single sequence of 4,214,814 bp long corresponding to the whole B.subtilis genome. This contig allows to access 4100 protein genes, 30 rRNA and 88 tRNA genes.

If you use NRSub in a published work, please cite the following reference:

Perrière, G., Gouy, M.. and Gojobori, T. (1998) The non-redundant Bacillus subtilis (NRSub) database: update 1998. Nucleic Acids Res., 26, 60-62.