Ontologies developed for VectorBase at IMBB

  • TGMA: The mosquito anatomy ontology. An ontology to describe the anatomy of mosquitoes.
  • TADS: The tick gross anatomy ontology. An ontology to describe the anatomy of ticks.
  • MIRO: The mosquito insecticide resistance ontology. An ontology to annotate insecticide resistance experiments.
  • IDOMAL: The Malaria ontology. A malaria specific extension of the infectious disease ontology (IDO).
  • (Selected) Versions and Release Notes

    OntologyDownload VersionDateNotes
    TGMA1.104 Feb 2009Digestive system expanded to provide terms needed to annotate gene expression experiments.
    TGMA1.0919 Aug 2008Ontology reworked in order to be compliant with BFO/CARO.
    TGMA1.087 Mar 2007Initial version.
    TADS1.2113 Mar 2012Twenty new images have been added.
    TADS1.212 Dec 2007Several definitions have been reworked.
    TADS1.08 Aug 2007Initial version.
    MIRO2.030 Jul 2010BFO compliant version.
    MIRO1.828 May 2010Terms requested by ANVR added to the ontology.
    MIRO1.207 May 2010No longer automatic import of GAZ.
    MIRO1.108 Feb 2008No longer automatic import of ENVO.
    IDOMAL1.2.426 May 2012Minor corrections to resolve parsing issues.
    IDOMAL1.2.326 Jan 2012Minor corrections to resolve parsing issues.
    IDOMAL1.2.221 Oct 2010Minor corrections to parasite organism tree.
    IDOMAL1.2.117 Sept 2010No new terms added. Updated references to other ontologies.
    IDOMAL1.201 Jul 2010Major restructuring of Anopheles breeding sites.
    IDOMAL1.128 Apr 2010Interim version to follow the update of IDO.
    IDOMAL1.013 Apr 2010A section describing malaria immunology has been added. Cross-references to other ontologies have been removed and the relevant terms got the appropriate IDs following MIREOT rules.