Basic Local Alignment Sequences Tool (BLAST) Databases

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Description

A centralized repository of pre-formatted BLAST databases created by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Update Frequency

Periodically

License

"NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy"

Documentation

https://github.com/ncbi/blast_plus_docs

Managed By

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

See all datasets managed by National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Contact

https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/

Usage Examples

Tools & Applications
Publications

Resources on AWS

  • Description
    BLAST databases with associated files in a public S3 bucket
    Resource type
    S3 Bucket
    Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
    arn:aws:s3:::ncbi-blast-databases
    AWS Region
    us-east-1
    AWS CLI Access (No AWS account required)
    aws s3 ls s3://ncbi-blast-databases/ --no-sign-request

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