SysMO-DB

SysMO is a European trans-national funding and research initiative on “Systems Biology of Microorganisms”. The goal pursued by SysMO is to record and describe the dynamic molecular processes occurring in microorganisms in a comprehensive way and to present these processes in the form of computerized mathematical models. The aim is to pool research capacities and know-how from eleven projects. To facilitate this process, the Data Management Group (DMG) has been created to support data access and integration.

Each of the individual projects in SysMO are working towards different research outcomes and represent a cross-section of microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea and yeast. The environmental conditions for each organism also vary widely with organisms growing in culture, soil, water and animal hosts.

As a consequence of this diversity, there is no one model for experimentation or for the types of data collected and the types of models produced. In order to pool the research outcomes for SysMO, our job is to support and manage this diversity and promote a shared understanding across the community by using the same technologies.