Tuberculosis Database

Quick Links

Feature Search: Search for features by type. Filter on an additional text query if desired.
Gene Expression Publications: Search and browse publications with gene expression data that are stored in TBDB.
Gene Expression Samples and Conditions: Search for a gene over all published samples and explore the expression significance of the indicated gene.
Expression Profiles: Search for a gene in the published data sets. You will be able to explore the gene expression of the indicated gene in each publication.
My Repository (sign in required): Access your saved microarray data sets for further analysis.
BLAST - search all genomes by sequencing similarity
Genes - Gene annotations by functional categories
Download - download data files for sequence and annotation

Project Info

According the World Health Organization, tuberculosis (TB) caused 1.6 million deaths in 2005. One third of the world's population is chronically infected with TB. The goals of the TBDB project are to provide data, analysis tools, and access to scientific discoveries that will help us understand tuberculosis and develop tools to treat and prevent it. This site also serves as a community forum for the tuberculosis research community. TB is a public health challenge of paramount importance. Control of TB will require a multifaceted approach integrating efficient public health interventions with the discovery and use of new vaccines and drugs.

TBDatabase is a multi-institutional collaboration makes available the tools and resources available at the Stanford Microarray Database and the Broad Institute. In addition, TBDB takes advantage of data produced by Tuberculist, BioHealthBase, and BioCyc.

A grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has enabled us to create an integrated software platform for tuberculosis drug discovery and research.

Old Announcements: Archived Announcements
Previous News and Updates: Archived News and Updates
TBDB Data: Description of data stored in TBDB
Access Policies: Policies and terms for using TBDB data and resources
TBDB People: Members of the TBDB team