PR2 version 5.1.1 that includes the eKOI database - PR2 primers version 2.1.0
We are pleased to announce the release of PR2 version 5.1.1.
This release includes a web interface to version 1.0 of the Eukaryotic mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (eKOI) database is now integrated in the Web interface.
Please note that the flat files for the SSU rRNA genes have very little changes. So you can use either version 5.1.0 or 5.1.1 to annotate metabarcoding data.
- González-Miguéns, R., Gàlvez-Morante, À., Skamnelou, M., Antó, M., Casacuberta, E., Richter, D.J., Lara, E. et al. 2025. A novel taxonomic database for eukaryotic mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (eKOI), with a focus on protists diversity. Database (Oxford). 2025:baaf057.
Also at the same time we are releasing version 2.1.0 of the pr2-primers database which now uses PR2 version 5.1.1 as its reference database for in silico amplification.
Please let us know of any problem you encounter with this release on GitHub.