The 2025 #BacDive 🦠 release is now online. 🎉🥳 The database now contains information on more than 100,000 strains 🧫. For this update, new data provided by @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social and information on type strains of newly described species from the #LPSN database were added.

✨With this update, #BacDive additionally receives a new look 🖥️. The new website, which had been in beta test phase for the last six months, adopts the shared modern design of @dsmzd3.bsky.social, which offers users an intuitive navigation and more clearly structured strain detail pages.

🧬 #BacDive is also taking a long-awaited leap into the world of genomics with the debut of a genome browser 🔎🖥️. For the first time, BacDive now displays genomic information. The genome browser feature lists and visualizes #Bakta annotations of #INSDC genome assemblies.

We are de.NBI & ELIXIR-DE, came together for our All Hands 2025! #deNBI2025 #ELIXIRDE #AllHands

📣 Open position: We are looking for a new #ScientificLead for the #SILVA database 🧬🖥️ You will be responsible for guiding the development of this important resource and for curating the SILVA taxonomy🌳and more! 👉 www.dsmz.de/dsmz/career/... Read and share ‼️ #sciencejobs 🦠🧪 #career #taxonomy

🧬🖥️SILVA in 2026: a global core biodata resource for rRNA within the DSMZ digital diversity 📑The new publication about the #SILVA database for the #NAR database issue is now online. 👉 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

📣 Workshop announcement: This year's #SILVA 🧬 online workshop will take place on 🗓️ 11th December, at 3pm CET. The #SILVA team will inform about the upcoming release, the new website design 🖥️, and more! Write to [email protected] to receive the Zoom login details #science #FAIRdata 🧫🧪

Many thanks to @elixir-europe.org for an incredibly productive week at #BioHackEU25 🖥️: full of learning, new collaborations, and plenty of fun on top!

This year's #BacDive workshop will take place on 24th November 2025, 3 - 5 PM CET online! We are especially looking forward to the opportunity to answer your questions, and hear your feedback and ideas. 🦠🧬. Write to [email protected] to receive the Zoom login details 🖥️.

🚨Check out the new #BRENDA 🧪 publication in #NAR🧬🖥️!

✔️Just published: #TYGS and #LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource 🧬🖥️ for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes 🦠 within #DSMZDigitalDiversity 👉 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

📑In collaboration with #LPSN, the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes has compiled a list of recommended names for bacteria of medical importance 🧫⚕️. Follow the link to read the report. 🔗https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.006943

Thank you, #Global Biodata Coalition for the organization, to give us the opportunity to get to know the other GCBRs, including inspiring discussions, new ideas and that we all are facing similar challenges. We, #Bacdive, #SILVA, and #BRENDA from the @dsmzd3.bsky.social had a great time here.

That’s a wrap! 🎉 The NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2025 ended with inspiring keynotes, exciting panels, engaging posters & workshops – and above all, a strong community spirit. 🙏 Huge thanks to all participants and our community for 3 days of knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

🚀 NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2025 – Day 1 & 2! Highlights included: 🎤 A thought-provoking keynote by Alexandre Smirnov 💬 A lively panel discussion on bridging lab practices and scientific publishing 🤝 Engaging networking and community exchange session. Stay tuner for day 3!

❗New publication📑 Read all about #StrainInfo - the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers 🧫🖥️ 👉 academic.oup.com/database/art... #DSMZDigitalDiversity #science 🧪 #databases #FAIRdata @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social 🧬

🖥️ New design for #SILVA #SILVA 🧬 joined @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social 🧫 and the @dsmzd3.bsky.social in 2023. This is now also visible on the redesigned website 🖌️, which has been restructured reorganized in a first step towards an improved and modernized #SILVA! Try it out at www.arb-silva.de

BRENDA SPARQL Endpoint A first prototype of a knowledge graph has been released and is now accessible through a newly established SPARQL endpoint: lnkd.in/eg_ZfTMY The graph is based on the @dsmzd3.bsky.social Ontology and currently supports integration efforts within the @dsmzd3.bsky.social Hub.

A new BRENDA Pathway Summary Page has been developed, accessible via links on enzyme and ligand summary pages as well as through the overview map. Each page organizes key information into distinct tabs for clarity and ease of use. An example is the Entner–Doudoroff pathway. @dsmzd3.bsky.social

Thanks for a great #ECCOXLIII @westerdijkinst.bsky.social 🍄‍🟫. We enjoyed meeting colleagues from culture collections around Europe 🧫🇪🇺 On tuesday, Lorenz Reimer presented the upcoming Strain Discovery Database 🖥 that is being developed within the #Bioindustry4.0 project.

📆Save the date. 👉 This year's #BacDive workshop will take place on 24th November 2025, 3 - 5 PM CET online! Join us for updates and the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback 🦠🧬. Write to [email protected] to receive the Zoom login details 🖥️.

Opening of day#3 of the #BeilsteinEnzymology2025 Symposium with the talk by Antje Jäde on the #BRENDA enzyme database. It is now incorporated in the @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de DSMZ Digital Diversity hub. Great to see BRENDA on safe tracks.

👉 Join the #NFDI4Microbiota Conference 🦠 and learn how to identify strain designations in literature and sequence metadata by leveraging the #StrainInfo API 🖥️🧬 and libraries in #Workshop7.

🧬 Julia Koblitz (@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social @dsmzd3.bsky.social @denbi.bsky.social ) is presenting at @iscb.bsky.social / ECCB 2025! 🗣️ "From microbes to molecules: How DSMZ digital diversity integrates diverse datasets into a unified framework" #ECCB2025 #Bioinformatics

#DSMZDigitalDiversity at #FEMS2025.

Here we are 😎 Visit us at booth 18 to learn more about microbial diversity and digital diversity. Isabel, Melania and Manuela are happy to answer your questions! #FEMS2025 #DSMZDigitalDiversity #biodiversity @dsmzd3.bsky.social

🧫 Registration is open! Join the 4th NFDI4Microbiota Conference in Cologne 📅 Sept 30–Oct 2 | Theme: From Lab to Publication Hands-on workshops, keynotes, posters | Registration is free 📝 Register by Aug 31: events.hifis.net/eve... #FAIRdata #Microbiome

We would like to thank all our Experts for joining the DSMZ Digital Diversity Expert Committee Meeting, either in person or virtually. We truly appreciated the constructive feedback, inspiring discussions, and open atmosphere. We are already looking forward to our next meeting next year.

📣 ELIXIR has published a position paper on the importance of #OpenData infrastructure for 🌍 European competitiveness in life sciences. Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/22XW72k #ResearchInfrastructure #Science4EU

#StrainInfo 🧫 is mentioned as a Bright Spot for its #FAIR DOI metadata 🖥️📊 in this Metadata Game Changers blog post! 👉 metadatagamechangers.com/blog/2025/6/... #FAIRdata #database #DSMZDigitalDiversity #microbiology

Isabel from the BacDive Team will be at the @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social booth at #FEMS2025 🦠 to answer your questions on #DSMZDigitalDiversity 🖥️🧬 databases.

We will be represented in this exciting #Biodata 🖥️🧬 session by Julia Koblitz with her talk 👉 "From microbes to molecules: How DSMZ Digital Diversity integrates diverse datasets into a unified framework"

We were de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany at #ELIXIR25! Photo by Julia Koblitz

A new DSMZ Digital Diversity publication ✨❗

✨️ We had a great time presenting our ELIXIR Core Data Resources and talking about all things data in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷🇪🇺. See you next year in Lyon 🇫🇷!

The new newsletter is out. Sign up now to stay informed. brenda-enzymes.org/register.php @dsmzd3.bsky.social @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social

Join us at today's @elixir-europe.org #ELIXIR25 posters session! Posters 66, 72, and 74.

Travel preparations 🖨🧳 We are looking forward to presenting posters on our core databases and our data integration plans at @elixir-europe.org All Hands Meeting next week 🇪🇺!

The NEW BRENDA Release 2025.1 is now online, including 168 new and 1620 updated enzyme classes www.brenda-enzymes.org @dsmzd3.bsky.social @dsmz.bsky.social @denbi.bsky.social

📣 New #DSMZCellDive Release! CellDive now contains RNA-seq data 🧬🖥️ for retinomablastoma and neuroblastoma cell lines and shows the cell lines with highest expression 📈 for each gene. Genes are now also linked to @brenda-enzymes.bsky.social 🧪 data. 👉 celldive.dsmz.de

The BRENDA Workshop, organized by HCEMM, took place successfully on May 20–21, 2025, in Szeged. . Participants explored enzyme data through lectures and hands-on sessions with the @dsmzd3.bsky.social BRENDA and DSMZ teams. Many thanks to HCEMM and all who joined! www.linkedin.com/posts/hungar...

In collaboration with the #ICSP Ad Hoc Committee on Mitigating Changes in Prokaryotic Nomenclature, #LPSN has compiled a List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance 🦠⚕️. This list has been implemented directly within #LPSN. 👉 lpsn.dsmz.de/text/glossar...

@brenda-enzymes.bsky.social 🧪↕️ is this week's featured Global Core Biodata Resource❗ Read more in the Global Biodata Coalition's article 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/brenda... #FAIRdata #science #databases #enzymes

A new look for BacDive 🖥️🦠! We are excited to introduce the new BacDive design✨ and now invite all users to try it out. Tell us what you think, we look forward to your feedback! You can find it at 👉 beta.bacdive.dsmz.de or by clicking the red “New Design” button on every BacDive page.

New genome-based predictions 🧬🖥️ generated using a deepG GenomeNet model were recently added to BacDive 🦠. 33,913 predictions for Gram stain, motility, oxygen tolerance and spore formation with high confidence could be fully integrated into the strain data. 👉 bacdive.dsmz.de/news 👉 deepg.de

🔎 Did you know that the shortest name of a prokaryotic species with standing in nomenclature is Sala cibi 🦠, while the longest name is Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis? 😳 👉 Read more about species names on #LPSN at lpsn.dsmz.de/text/longest...

We had a great @vaam-microbes.bsky.social #VAAM2025 🦠 in Bochum! We loved getting to talk to so many of you about our databases. 🤩💬 See you next year! ✨

Reminder! If you are at #VAAM2025, come and talk to us about databases!

🥳 Congratulations! Dr. Julia Koblitz was awarded with the prize for the best poster at the SWAT4HCLS Conference. For more information on the DSMZ Digital Diversity platform visit hub.dsmz.de. #DSMZDigitalDiversity #data #database #FAIRdata @dsmzd3.bsky.social @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de