last update
2025-October-10
VirJenDB
v1.0
Taxonomy Browser and Search
The Taxonomy Browser (https://www.virjendb.org/Browse) page allows users to search the dataset by using the NCBI Taxonomy hierarchy.
Rank names are displayed on the left of the page in a tree-like structure starting at the highest rank: taxonomy ID 10239 (“Viruses”).
To the left of every displayed rank name and taxa name there is a Plus button, which when clicked will expand the tree to show all highest order children of the clicked rank name. When clicked, the Minus button will collapse the tree again. This button is not visible if there are no children available for this rank name.
On the right side of each displayed taxa name, a Search button (magnifying glass icon) is shown. When the Search icon is selected, the Results page with the searched taxa name will be loaded, utilizing the Advanced Search. This button is only available for 15 ranks featured in the metadata schema, therefore searching for taxa names such as “No Rank” or “Clade” are not currently supported. If available, the Viralzone icon is shown left of the Search button, linking to the external Viralzone page of the corresponding taxa.
On the right side of the page, there is a selection of featured virus species, displayed by Viralzone images, names and if available a Viralzone icon that links to the corresponding external Viralzone page. Clicking the respective image will search for the shown species by utilizing the Advanced Search and load the Results Table.
Detailed tutorial coming soon!