Tripal Elasticsearch

Tripal Elasticsearch enables indexed search and cross-site querying of genomic and transcriptomic datasets within Tripal-based websites using Elasticsearch.


Key Features:

  • Efficient Indexing: Manages Elasticsearch indices to index large genomic and transcriptomic datasets for scalable search.
  • Cross-Site Querying: Performs cross-site querying to aggregate search results across multiple Tripal sites and servers.
  • Integration with Tripal: Integrates Elasticsearch indexing and query functionality with Tripal-hosted datasets and infrastructure.

Scientific Applications:

  • Genomic and transcriptomic data retrieval: Indexing and searching large-scale genomic and transcriptomic datasets for retrieval and downstream analysis.
  • Distributed dataset comparison: Enabling combined searches across datasets hosted on different servers to support comparative analyses.
  • Collaborative access to distributed data: Linking and querying Tripal-hosted data sources to facilitate collaborative research across sites.

Methodology:

Leverages Elasticsearch to index and query large biological datasets and implements cross-site querying between Tripal sites.

Topics

Details

License:
GPL-3.0
Tool Type:
plugin
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
JavaScript
Added:
7/30/2018
Last Updated:
12/10/2018

Operations

Publications

Chen M, Henry N, Almsaeed A, Zhou X, Wegrzyn J, Ficklin S, Staton M. New extension software modules to enhance searching and display of transcriptome data in Tripal databases. Database. 2017;2017. doi:10.1093/database/bax052. PMID:29220446. PMCID:PMC5532966.

PMID: 29220446
PMCID: PMC5532966
Funding: - National Science Foundation: 1443040, 1444573

Documentation