Pseudocohnilembus persalinus genome database - the first genome database of facultative scuticociliatosis pathogens

BACKGROUND: Pseudocohnilembus persalinus, a unicellular ciliated protozoan, is one of commonest facultative pathogens. We sequenced the macronuclear genome of P. persalinus in 2015, which provided new insights into its pathogenicity. RESULTS: Here, we present the P. persalinus genome database (PPGD) (http://ciliates.ihb.ac.cn/database/home/#pp), the first genome database for the scuticociliatosis pathogens. PPGD integrates P. persalinus macronuclear genomic and transcriptomic data, including genome sequence, transcript, gene expression data, and gene annotation, as well as relevant information on its biology, morphology and taxonomy. The database also provides functions for visualizing, analyzing, and downloading the data. CONCLUSION: PPGD is a useful resource for studying scuticociliates or scuticociliatosis. We will continue to update the PPGD by integrating more data and aim to integrate the PPGD with other ciliate databases to build a comprehensive ciliate genome database.