News Archive
15.09.2007 The SILVA paper has been accepted for NAR
The paper describing the SILVA ribosomal RNA (rRNA) database project has been accepted for publication in Nucleic Acids Research. If you find SILVA a useful resource for your research or applications please cite: Pruesse, E., C. Quast, K. Knittel, B. Fuchs, W. Ludwig, J. Peplies, and F. O. Glöckner. SILVA: a comprehensive online resource for quality checked and aligned ribosomal RNA sequence data compatible...[more]
14.09.2007 Link to straininfo.net added
A direct link to www.straininfo.net has been established for all cultivated strains.[more]
13.08.2007 SILVA 91 online
The new SILVA release is online now providing more than 500,000 aligned SSU and LSU sequences.[more]
19.06.2007 SILVA Website extended by 'FISH & Probes' Section
Extension: A comprehensive subsection focusing on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and probe design was added to the SILVA website. Both aspects, rRNA sequence databases and hybridization-mediated detection of (environmental) microorganisms are part of the 'full cycle rRNA approach' and represent two of the core competencies of the SILVA team. Detailed background information, protocols, troubleshooting, and...[more]
21.05.2007 SILVA 90 released
The new SILVA release is now online.
Click 
here to see the statistics.[more]
07.05.2007 Version numbering changed
In preparation of the new SILVA datasets SILVA version numbers follow now EMBL release numbers. SILVA 1.2 -> SILVA 89, SILVA 1.4 -> SILVA 89.1[more]
13.04.2007 Major update of webpage
Advanced search functionalities added Search page.
Links to EMBL and Publications added in Detailed view.
Webpage moved to new (faster) server.[more]