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From mutant genes to phenotypes! The mission of PHI-base is to provide expertly curated molecular and biological information on genes proven to affect the outcome of pathogen-host interactions. Information is also given on the target sites of some anti-infective chemistries.
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How to cite us:
Urban, M. et al (2025). NAR. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkae1084
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PHI-base 4 will remain online until end of 2027. The PHI-Canto community interspecies curation tool and framework description is available here: Cuzick et al, 2023, doi 10.7554/ eLife.84658.
A short overview is provided in an associated eLife digest.
PHI-base is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, UK) and is being developed and maintained by scientists at Rothamsted Research.
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