How is the species reflected in the vector name?
As described in “How is vector name assigned?”, species abbreviations are incorporated into official names assigned to ORFs retrieved from VectorBuilder’s gene-based ORF database. These abbreviations are listed in the table below.
Popular species
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Human |
Homo sapiens |
9606 |
h |
| Mouse |
Mus musculus |
10090 |
m |
| Rat |
Rattus norvegicus |
10116 |
r |
| African clawed frog |
Xenopus laevis |
8355 |
xla_ |
| Zebrafish |
Danio rerio |
7955 |
dre_ |
| Fruit fly |
Drosophila melanogaster |
7227 |
dme_ |
| N/A |
Caenorhabditis elegans |
6239 |
cel_ |
| Thale cress |
Arabidopsis thaliana |
3702 |
ath_ |
| Baker's yeast |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c |
559292 |
sce_ |
| E. coli |
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 |
511145 |
eco_ |
Mammals
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Bonobo |
Pan paniscus |
9597 |
bn |
| Cat |
Felis catus |
9685 |
ct |
| Chimpanzee |
Pan troglodytes |
9598 |
ch |
| Cow |
Bos taurus |
9913 |
cw |
| Crab-eating macaque |
Macaca fascicularis |
9541 |
cm |
| Dog |
Canis lupus familiaris |
9615 |
dg |
| Gibbon |
Nomascus leucogenys |
61853 |
gi |
| Goat |
Capra hircus |
9925 |
gt |
| Guinea pig |
Cavia porcellus |
10141 |
gp |
| Hamster |
Mesocricetus auratus |
10036 |
ha |
| Horse |
Equus caballus |
9796 |
ho |
| Human |
Homo sapiens |
9606 |
h |
| Marmoset |
Callithrix jacchus |
9483 |
cja_ |
| Mouse |
Mus musculus |
10090 |
m |
| Mouse lemur |
Microcebus murinus |
30608 |
ml |
| Opossum |
Monodelphis domestica |
13616 |
mdo_ |
| Orangutan |
Pongo abelii |
9601 |
or |
| Panda |
Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
9646 |
pd |
| Pig |
Sus scrofa |
9823 |
pg |
| Platypus |
Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
9258 |
oan_ |
| Rabbit |
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
9986 |
ra |
| Rat |
Rattus norvegicus |
10116 |
r |
| Rhesus macaque |
Macaca mulatta |
9544 |
rm |
| Sheep |
Ovis aries |
9940 |
sh |
| Western gorilla |
|
9593 |
go |
Birds
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Chicken |
Gallus gallus |
9031 |
gga_ |
| Zebra finch |
Taeniopygia guttata |
59729 |
tgu_ |
Reptiles
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Anole lizard |
Anolis carolinensis |
28377 |
aca_ |
Amphibians
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| African clawed frog |
Xenopus laevis |
8355 |
xla_ |
| Western clawed frog |
Xenopus tropicalis |
8364 |
xtr_ |
Fish
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Cave fish |
Astyanax mexicanus |
7994 |
ame_ |
| Fugu |
Takifugu rubripes |
31033 |
tru_ |
| Medaka |
Oryzias latipes |
8090 |
ola_ |
| Mummichog |
Fundulus heteroclitus |
8078 |
fhe_ |
| Turquoise killifish |
Nothobranchius furzeri |
105023 |
nfu_ |
| Zebrafish |
Danio rerio |
7955 |
dre_ |
Tunicates
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Vase tunicate |
Ciona intestinalis |
7719 |
cin_ |
Insects
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Fruit fly |
Drosophila melanogaster |
7227 |
dme_ |
| Mosquito |
Anopheles gambiae str. PEST |
180454 |
aga_ |
| Silk worm |
Bombyx mori |
7091 |
bmo_ |
Nematodes
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| N/A |
Caenorhabditis briggsae |
6238 |
cbr_ |
| N/A |
Caenorhabditis elegans |
6239 |
cel_ |
Hydrozoa
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Fresh-water polyp |
Hydra vulgaris |
6087 |
hvu_ |
Protozoa
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Amoeba |
Dictyostelium discoideum AX4 |
352472 |
ddi_ |
| N/A |
Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 |
36329 |
pfa_ |
| N/A |
Tetrahymena thermophila SB210 |
312017 |
tth_ |
Plants
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Maize |
Zea mays |
4577 |
zma_ |
| Potato |
Solanum tuberosum |
4113 |
stu_ |
| Rice |
Oryza sativa |
39947 |
osa_ |
| Soybean |
Glycine max |
3847 |
gma_ |
| Spreading earthmoss |
Physcomitrella patens |
3218 |
ppa_ |
| Thale cress |
Arabidopsis thaliana |
3702 |
ath_ |
| Tobacco |
Nicotiana tabacum |
4097 |
nta_ |
| Tomato |
Solanum lycopersicum |
4081 |
sly_ |
| Wheat |
Triticum aestivum |
4565 |
tae_ |
Algae
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| N/A |
Emiliania huxleyi CCMP1516 |
280463 |
ehu_ |
| Green alga |
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |
3055 |
cre_ |
Fungi/yeast
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| Baker's yeast |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c |
559292 |
sce_ |
| N/A |
Candida albicans SC5314 |
237561 |
cal_ |
| Fission yeast |
Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
4896 |
spo_ |
| N/A |
Neurospora crassa OR74A |
367110 |
ncr_ |
Bacteria
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Taxonomy ID |
VectorBuilder abbreviation |
| N/A |
Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168 |
224308 |
bsu_ |
| N/A |
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 |
511145 |
eco_ |
| N/A |
Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus ATCC 11842 = JCM 1002 |
390333 |
lde_ |
| N/A |
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii WSM2304 |
395492 |
rle_ |
| N/A |
Streptococcus thermophilus JIM 8232 |
1051074 |
sth_ |
| N/A |
Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) |
100226 |
sco_ |
