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BVBRC Get Genome

Get detailed genome information from BV-BRC (Bacterial and Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center, formerly PATRIC). Returns genome metadata including organism name, taxonomy, genome size, GC content, assembly status, host, disease, and isolation information. BV-BRC is the primary NIAID-funded resource for bacterial and viral pathogen genomics. Example: '83332.12' returns Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 89msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 89ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "genome_id": {
      "description": "BV-BRC genome identifier (taxon_id.version format). Examples: '83332.12' (M. tuberculosis H37Rv), '511145.12' (E. coli K-12 MG1655), '93061.5' (S. aureus NCTC 8325).",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "genome_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default BVBRC Get Genome call

public-safeinput

{
  "genome_id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_BVBRC_get_genome
Tool name: BVBRC_get_genome
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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