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BVBRC Search Specialty Genes

Search for specialty genes in BV-BRC including virulence factors, antibiotic resistance genes, drug targets, and human homologs across pathogen genomes. Data sourced from CARD, NDARO, VFDB, PATRIC_VF, and other curated databases. Essential for identifying key pathogenicity and resistance determinants. Example: search for 'mecA' (methicillin resistance gene in Staphylococcus).

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 83msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 83ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "gene": {
      "description": "Gene name to search. Examples: 'mecA' (methicillin resistance), 'katG' (isoniazid resistance), 'drrC' (efflux pump).",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of results. Default: 25. Max: 100.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "property": {
      "description": "Specialty gene property category. Options: 'Antibiotic Resistance', 'Virulence Factor', 'Drug Target', 'Transporter', 'Human Homolog'.",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "source": {
      "description": "Source database for annotation. Options: 'CARD', 'NDARO', 'PATRIC_VF', 'VFDB', 'DrugBank', 'TTD', 'Human'.",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "taxon_id": {
      "description": "NCBI Taxonomy ID. Examples: '1280' (S. aureus), '1773' (M. tuberculosis), '562' (E. coli).",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default BVBRC Search Specialty Genes call

public-safeinput

{}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_BVBRC_search_specialty_genes
Tool name: BVBRC_search_specialty_genes
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

BVBRC Search Specialty Genes

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 83msCortexa

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "gene": { "description": "Gene name to search. Examples: 'mecA' (methicillin resistance), 'katG' (isoniazid resistance), 'drrC' (efflux pump).", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "limit": { "description": "Maximum number of results. Default: 25. Max: 100.", "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "property": { "description": "Specialty gene property category. Options: 'Antibiotic Resistance', 'Virulence Factor', 'Drug Target', 'Transporter', 'Human Homolog'.", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "source": { "description": "Source database for annotation. Options: 'CARD', 'NDARO', 'PATRIC_VF', 'VFDB', 'DrugBank', 'TTD', 'Human'.", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "taxon_id": { "description": "NCBI Taxonomy ID. Examples: '1280' (S. aureus), '1773' (M. tuberculosis), '562' (E. coli).", "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "required": [], "type": "object" }