What is ViralZone?
ViralZone is a web resource for all viral genera and families that provides general molecular and epidemiological information, along with virion and genome figures.
Each virus or family page gives an easy access to UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot viral protein entries.
Cite us: ViralZone: a knowledge resource to understand virus diversity (PMID:20947564, DOI:/10.1093/nar/gkq901)
Who are we?
The ViralZone project is managed by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics:
- Chantal Hulo, Biocuration
- Edouard de Castro, PhD, Software development
- Philippe Le Mercier, PhD, ViralZone team leader, virion graphics
License & Disclaimer
License
The images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. This means that you are free to copy, distribute, display and commercially use the images as long as you credit ViralZone as the source.
Disclaimer
We do not guarantee the accuracy of the data and disclaim liability for any damages resulting from their use. All data are provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. They are not intended to be used for medical purposes such as diagnosis, treatment or care.
Privacy
See the SIB Privacy Policy.
Acknowledgements
ViralZone is brought to you by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics with support from the Swiss Federal Government through the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and NIH* through the Pathogen Data Network.
*This resource is supported as a whole or in part by the National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under grant No U24AI183840, awarded to the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Protein popups were developed in collaboration with Prof. Christian von Mering and Andrea Franceschini, funded in part by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.