The BioGenome Portal: a web-based platform for biodiversity genomics data management

Abstract

Biodiversity genomics projects are underway with the aim of sequencing the genomes of all eukaryotic species on Earth. Here we describe the BioGenome Portal, a web-based application to facilitate organization and access to the data produced by biodiversity genomics projects. The portal integrates user-generated data with data deposited in public repositories. The portal generates sequence status reports that can be eventually ingested by designated metadata tracking systems, facilitating the coordination task of these systems. The portal is open-source and fully customizable. It can be deployed at any site with minimum effort, contributing to the democratization of biodiversity genomics projects. We illustrate the features of the BioGenome Portal through a number of specific instances. One such instance is being used as the reference portal for the Catalan Initiative for the Earth Biogenome Project, a regional project aiming to sequencing the genomes of the species of the Catalan linguistic area.