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BacDive surpasses 100,000 strain mark!

With the 2025 release, BacDive has reached a special milestone: the database now contains information on more than 100,000 strains.
With this update, BacDive additionally receives a new look. BacDive is also taking a long-awaited leap into the world of genomics with the debut of a genome browser.

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