BlastoDB stores information about its known subtypes (www.blastodb.com/subtypes). Here you find a guide on how to edit this information in the admin panel, and get an overview and description of all parameters.

If you want to edit the webpage displaying all the subtypes, you finde a guide here.

Editing the Subtypes

You can edit the content by opening the Subtypes collection on the left side on the admin panel (www.blastodb.com/admin/#/collections/subtypes).

Add a new Subtype

1. Click New in the top-right
2. Fill in the fields described below
3. Click Save → The website will be updated automatically within a few minutes

Editing an Existing Subtype

1. Click on the subtype you want to edit
2. Change what needs to be changed
3. Click Save → The website will be updated automatically within a few minutes

Deleting a Subtype

1. Click on the subtype you want to delete
2. Click the Delete button at the top right
3. A prompt will open, click on Delete again → The website will be updated automatically within a few minutes

Fields

1. Name required — The full name shown on cards and in filter menus.
   • Format: Subtype 1, Subtype 2, etc.
2. Sources / Hosts — Sources where the subtype has been found (e.g. Human, Mammals, Water, ...).
   • Select from the list. If a source you need is missing, it can be added under Vocabularies → Data Sources.
3. Download Link to Reference Genomes — A direct download URL for the reference genome sequence.
4. Download Link to SSU rRNA Sequence — A direct download URL for the SSU rRNA sequence.
5. Description required — A free-text description written in Markdown.
   • Write your descriptive text in markdown (see markdown cheat sheet).

If a blog article links to this subtype, it is shown automatically in a "Related Blog Articles" section on the subtype page. You link them from the blog article itself.