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Table 3. Commonly used antimicrobial resistance databases [40]
Database [curator]Traits
AMRFinderPlus Database [NCBI]Comprehensive and curated database used by NCBI’s AMRFinderPlus software tools
Responsible for designation of allele names for new beta-lactamase and tetracycline-resistant genes
Comprehensive Antimicrobial Resistance Database (CARD) [McMaster University]Comprehensive database of AMR gene sequences and SNPs
Includes another database for AMR ontology; used by CARD’s RGI tool
Integrated with NCBI’s AMRFinderPlus database
ResFinder database [Centre for Genomic Epidemiology]Database for the ResFinder tools, including a web-based graphical user interface, with an emphasis on prediction of AMR phenotypes
Relational Sequencing TB Data Platform (ReSeqTB database)AMR database for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, curated from large global data sets of Mtb sequences with phenotypic correlations

Abbreviations: AMR, antimicrobial resistance; NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information; SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism; RGI, Resistance Gene Identifier; Mtb, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.